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prep
1 belonging to (sb/sth) 屬於(某人[某事物]).
(a) (followed by a possess pron or by a n, usu with 's 後接物主代詞或名詞, 通常帶's)
a friend of mine 我的朋友
an acquaintance of my wife's 我妻子認識的人
that house of yours in the country 你在鄉下的那所房子.
(b) (followed by a n referring to an inanimate object 後接表示無生命物體的名詞)
the handle of the umbrella 傘的把
the lid of the box 箱子的蓋.
(c) (after a n referring to sb's rights or duties 用於表示某人的權利或責任的名詞之後)
the role of the teacher 教師的職責
the rights of man 人的權利
the privileges of the elite 上層人物的特權
the responsibilities of a nurse 護士的責任.
2 originating from (a background) or living in (a place) 出身於(某背景); 居住於(某地)
a woman of royal descent 出身皇族的女子
a man of humble origin 出身卑賤的男子
the miners of Wales 威爾士的礦工
the inhabitants of the area 該地區的居民.
3 created by (esp referring to sb's works as a whole) 由(某人)創作的(尤指其全部作品)
the works of Shakespeare 莎士比亞的著作 (Cf 參看 Shakespeare's comedies)
the paintings of Picasso 畢加索的畫
the poems of John Lennon 約翰?倫農的詩.
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(a) concerning or depicting (sb/sth) 關於, 描繪(某人[某事物])
stories of crime and adventure 犯罪與冒險的故事
a photograph of my dog 我的狗的照片
a picture of the Queen 女王的像
a map of Ireland 愛爾蘭的地圖.
(b) about (sb/sth) 關於(某人[某事物])
I've never heard of such places. 我從未聽說過這些地方.
He told us of his travels. 他給我們講了他的旅行見聞.
5 (indicating the material used to make sth 表示制作某物的材料)
a dress of silk 絲的連衣裙
shirts made of cotton 棉布制的襯衫
a house (built) of stone 石(筑的)房子. Cf 參看 from 8.
6 (used to show a special grammatical relationship 用以表示某種語法關系)
(a) (introducing the object of the action expressed by the preceding n 引入前一名詞所示行為的客體)
a lover of (ie sb who loves) classical music 愛好古典音樂的人
fear of the dark 怕黑
any hope of being elected 當選的希望
the forging of a banknote 偽造鈔票.
(b) (introducingthe subject of the action expressed by the preceding n 引入前一名詞所示行為的主體)
the support of the voters, ie the voters supporting sb 選民的支持
the feelings of a rape victim towards her attacker 遭強奸的受害人對暴徒的憤怒
the love of a mother for her child 母親對其孩子的愛
the beliefs of religious groups 宗教團體的信仰.
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(a) (indicating what is measured, counted or contained 表示數量或內容): a pint of milk 一品脫奶
2 kilos of potatoes 2公斤土豆
a sheet of paper 一張紙
a loaf of bread 一個面包
a box of matches 一盒火柴
a bottle of lemonade 一瓶汽水
a bag of groceries 一袋食品雜貨.
(b) (showing the relationship between part and the whole of sth 表示某物的部分和整體的關系)
a member of the football team 足球隊一隊員
for six months of the year 全年的六個月.
(c) (used after some, many, a few, etc and between a numeral or superlative adj and a pron or det 用於some、 many、 a few等之後以及數詞或最高級形容詞與代詞或限定詞之間)
some of his friends 他的一些朋友
a few of my records 我的幾張唱片
not much of the food 不多的食物
six of them 他們中的六個人
five of the team 球隊中的五個人
the last of the girls 這些姑娘中的最後一人
the most expensive of the presents 那些禮物中的最貴重者
the richest of all her friend...
?? 擴展釋義
*[?v]prep. 的, 屬于相關詞組: to accuse sb of... tell sb of sth do sth of necessity deprive sb of sth of recent years of all... of it be absorbent of
missn. (用于姓名或姓之前,對未婚女子的稱呼)小姐;女士;失誤;
v. 漏掉;錯過(機會);思念;沒遇到;
throwvi. 投擲;丟;拋;
n. 投擲的距離;丟;
vt. 擲(色子);拋;猛動(頭、臂、腿);使處于,使限于;
noadv. 不;否;一點也沒有;
adj. 沒有的;不許的;一點兒也沒有;決不是的;
n. 不;否定,否認;反對票;否決票;
abbr. 數字(number);元素锘(nobelium)的符號;
washvt. 洗,清洗;浸濕;沖刷,沖擊;洗去罪名;
vi. 耐洗;被洗掉(通常與 out 和 away 連用);(波濤等)拍打;
n. (尤指船過后劃出的)水流;要洗的衣物的數量;薄涂層(尤指涂料);
vt. 弄濕;使受洗禮;(光)布滿;(貓等)舔凈(自身);
adj. 可洗的,耐洗的;(證券交易)虛假的;