Of
[ɒv;(ə)v] or [əv]
解釋/意思:
(prep.) In a general sense, from, or out from; proceeding from; belonging to; relating to; concerning; -- used in a variety of applications; as:
(prep.) Denoting that from which anything proceeds; indicating origin, source, descent, and the like; as, he is of a race of kings; he is of noble blood.
(prep.) Denoting possession or ownership, or the relation of subject to attribute; as, the apartment of the consul: the power of the king; a man of courage; the gate of heaven.
(prep.) Denoting the material of which anything is composed, or that which it contains; as, a throne of gold; a sword of steel; a wreath of mist; a cup of water.
(prep.) Denoting part of an aggregate or whole; belonging to a number or quantity mentioned; out of; from amongst; as, of this little he had some to spare; some of the mines were unproductive; most of the company.
(prep.) Denoting that by which a person or thing is actuated or impelled; also, the source of a purpose or action; as, they went of their own will; no body can move of itself; he did it of necessity.
(prep.) Denoting reference to a thing; about; concerning; relating to; as, to boast of one's achievements.
(prep.) Denoting nearness or distance, either in space or time; from; as, within a league of the town; within an hour of the appointed time.
(prep.) Denoting identity or equivalence; -- used with a name or appellation, and equivalent to the relation of apposition; as, the continent of America; the city of Rome; the Island of Cuba.
(prep.) Denoting the agent, or person by whom, or thing by which, anything is, or is done; by.
(prep.) Denoting relation to place or time; belonging to, or connected with; as, men of Athens; the people of the Middle Ages; in the days of Herod.
(prep.) Denoting passage from one state to another; from.
(prep.) During; in the course of.
編輯:奥马尔
解釋/意思:
prep. from or out from: belonging to: out of: among: proceeding from so in the Litany and Nicene Creed: owing to: with: over: concerning: during: (B. and Pr. Bk.) sometimes=by from on or over.—Of purpose (B.) intentionally.
手打:威特
例句/造句/用法:
- Investigation of these cases, however, revealed invariably the purely fraudulent nature of all such offers, which were uniformly declined. 弗蘭克·路易斯·戴爾. 愛迪生的生平和發明.
- Will was not quite contented, thinking that he would apparently have been of more importance if he had been disliked. 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- Of the numerous other telegraph instruments that have been invented since 1837, that of Mr. Morse is in most general use, especially on the Continent and in America. 弗雷德里克·科利爾·貝克維爾. 偉大的事實.
- The tribe was a big family; the nation a group of tribal families; a household often contained hundreds of people. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- On the strength of Darcy's regard, Bingley had the firmest reliance, and of his judgement the highest opinion. 簡·奧斯丁. 傲慢與偏見.
- Nothing, he said, can be more just than such a description of him. 柏拉圖. 理想國.
- His mouth was such a post-office of a mouth that he had a mechanical appearance of smiling. 查理斯·狄更斯. 遠大前程.
- The paper was first dipped into a solution of common salt, and then wiped dry, to diffuse the salt uniformly through the substance of the paper. 弗雷德里克·科利爾·貝克維爾. 偉大的事實.
- Miss Vye's family is a good one on her mother's side; and her father was a romantic wanderer--a sort of Greek Ulysses. 湯瑪斯·哈代. 還鄉.
- Reason is wholly inactive, and can never be the source of so active a principle as conscience, or a sense of morals. 大衛·休謨. 人性論.
- But when she went away, he relapsed under the misery of his dissolution. 大衛·赫伯特·勞倫斯. 戀愛中的女人.
- Old Steiler was standing at the porch of his hotel. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯回憶錄.
- He thought no more of the matter until he heard in the evening of the tragedy that had occurred. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歷險記.
- The human watchdogs must be philosophers or lovers of learning which will make them gentle. 柏拉圖. 理想國.
- I am also to take it as a matter of fact that the proposal to withdraw from the engagement came, in the first instance, from YOU? 威爾基·柯林斯. 月亮寶石.
- It was generally believed that there would be a flurry; that some of the extreme Southern States would go so far as to pass ordinances of secession. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U．S．格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- The perfect impregnation of the water with gas, however, requires time. 弗雷德里克·科利爾·貝克維爾. 偉大的事實.
- I wish to express my gratitude also to Miss Florence Bonnet for aid in the correction of the manuscript. 李貝. 西洋科學史.
- Animal and vegetable matter buried in the depth of the earth sometimes undergoes natural distillation, and as a result gas is formed. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科學通論.
- Seest thou, Isaac, said Front-de-Boeuf, the range of iron bars above the glowing charcoal? 沃爾特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
- The boy's eyes had lighted with pleasure as I spoke, and I saw him glance from his rusty trappings to the magnificence of my own. 愛德格·賴斯·巴勒斯. 火星戰神.
- My, it might be a description of Watson! 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歸來記.
- The Unquenchables had done their best to be worthy of the name, for like elves they had worked by night and conjured up a comical surprise. 路易莎·梅·奧爾科特. 小婦人.
- They have a kind of hard flints, which, by grinding against other stones, they form into instruments, that serve instead of wedges, axes, and hammers. 喬納森·斯威夫特. 格列佛遊記.
- In each bladder was a small quantity of dried peas, or little pebbles, as I was afterwards informed. 喬納森·斯威夫特. 格列佛遊記.
- I am the last court of appeal. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歷險記.
- I felt it against the back of the chair. 歐尼斯特·海明威. 永別了,武器.
- Which of them had a step so quiet, a hand so gentle, but I should have heard or felt her, if she had approached or touched me in a day-sleep? 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 維萊特.
- The table was of the usual European style --cushions dead and twice as high as the balls; the cues in bad repair. 馬克·吐溫. 傻子出國記.
- And then commenced a train of thought quite new to me. 愛德格·賴斯·巴勒斯. 火星公主.
手打:威特