英语作为一种语言文字是由无数个词汇组成的,但是在实际应用过程中,除了冠词,应数介词of使用率最高.英语介词of因其在句中所处位置及与其它词之间的关系不同而表示不同的意义. 你只要记住一些固定用法,下次就好区分了.

1: 表示剥夺,除去

deprive sb. of his right 剥夺某人的权力(人身自由)

denude sb. of his possession (hope) 掠夺他的财产(希望/土地)

divest the baby of his clothes 脱孩子的衣服

rid him of this fear; rob sb. of his wallet 使他摆脱恐惧;抢他的钱包

defraud sb. of gold ring 诈骗某人的金戒指

cure sb. of cancer; heal sb. of cancer 治愈某人的癌症疾病

purify the nation clean the jar of crust 清洗罐子的外壁

clarify the river of flowing rubbish 清除河里的浮游垃圾

--get rid of, rid of, dispose of 去掉,除去,处理

"OF" 之前的是名词或人称代词,强调主体在前.你可以好好捉摸一下.

2: of接直接宾语,以下都是固定用法.不管是口语还是书面语都可以用到.

-告诉-tell sb. of sth.,inform sb. of sth ,warn sb. of fire

告诉某人什么事,通知某人什么事,警告某人着火了

remind sb. of his duties, acquaint sb. of sth.,notify of..

提醒某人做某事,通知某人做某事,通报某人什么事

-其他,劝服-persuade sb. of honesty, assure sb. of the best seats, convince sb. of sth.

劝说某人要诚实,确保某人得到最好的座位,使某人信服什么事

-法律词汇-accuse sb. of burglary ; convict sb. of murder; suspect sb. of a theft

控告某人入室行窃;证明某人是凶手;怀疑某人是小偷

-reassure his wife of his safe arrival

反复向他的妻子保证,他会安全抵达.

3: of接间接宾语, 就是把宾语放在OF之前,英语中就这样写,但中文翻译还得再翻译回来,就是强调重点不一样,写法也不一样.

request sth. of sb., expect sth. of sb., require sth. of

sb.-要求某人做某事,期待某人做某事,命令某人做某事

ask a question of sb. ,向某人问什么;

be fearful of mistakes, be jealous of wealthy persons ,

be reminiscent of his past, be patient of the enormous

noise ,be guilty of robbery, be innocent of robbery 这些都是BE动词的OF短语,要求记下来.比如,害怕犯错误,嫉妒别人的财富,回忆往事,容忍巨大的噪音,犯有抢劫罪,无抢劫罪

4: of表示人物的特性,籍贯,特性或出生等

He is of Irish descend (ascent) 他是爱尔兰人的后代

People of obscure origin (humble /noble)不好区分人们的出身(卑*的人/贵族)

Man of keen perception, 泛指男人有敏锐的理解力

a man of moral integrity,特指一个男人的道德水平高

5: 固定词组

-say of, tale of, hear of, think of, learn of, savor of

The room smells of stale cabbage.这个房间到处弥漫着烂卷心菜的臭味.

-brag of his achievements.自夸他自己的成就

Boast of his children.炫耀自己的孩子

be ware of pickpockets ,approve of the program

小心扒手, 满意这个节目

doubt of success, complain of poor management

怀疑某人的成功, 因管理不善而投诉

-be sure of ,be suspicious of, be aware of

确信某事, 怀疑某事,意识到某事

be confident of ,be proud of ,be ashamed of

有信心作某事,自豪作某事,感到惭愧

be afraid of, be capable of, be lack of

害怕做某事, 能够做某事,缺少什么

be critical of, be shortly of, be conscious of

不满什么,缺乏什么,知道什么

be ignorant of, be wary of, be cautious of

不知道什么, 提防什么,谨慎什么

be appreciative of your advice 感激某人的建议

-regardless of , irrespective of ,不管….无视

in favor of 有利于

decide on three most popular leisure activities

irrespective of age. 不考虑实际年龄,还是决定去参与三项最流行的休闲活动.(例如老年人都已经80岁了,还是决定参加攀岩,跳伞,潜水这些年轻人最流行的休闲方式.)