of

preposition

/əv/, strong form /ɒv/

/əv/, strong form /ʌv/

Idioms

belonging to somebody; relating to somebody属于（某人）；关于（某人）
- a friend of mine我的一个朋友
- the love of a mother for her child母亲对孩子的爱
- the role of the teacher教师的角色
- Can't you throw out that old bike of Tommy's?难道你就不能把汤米那辆旧自行车给扔掉？
- the paintings of Monet莫奈的画作
When you are talking about everything someone has painted, written, etc., use of. When you are referring to one or more examples of somebody’s work, use by: a painting by Monet
belonging to something; being part of something; relating to something属于（某物）；（某事）部分的；关于（某物）
- the lid of the box盒子盖
- the director of the company公司的董事
- a member of the team一名队员
- the result of the debate辩论的结果
coming from a particular background or living in a place出身于（某背景）；住在（某地）
- a woman of Italian descent意大利裔女子
- the people of Wales威尔士人民
relating to or showing somebody/something关于，反映（某人或某事）
- a story of passion爱情故事
- a photo of my dog我那只狗的照片
- a map of India印度地图
used to say what somebody/something is, consists of or contains（用于表示性质、组成或涵盖）即，由…组成
- the city of Dublin都柏林市
- the issue of housing住房问题
- a crowd of people一群人
- a glass of milk一杯牛奶
used with measurements and expressions of time, age, etc.（用于表示计量、时间或年龄等）
- 2 kilos of potatoes两公斤马铃薯
- an increase of 2 per cent2%的增长
- a girl of 1212 岁的女孩
- the fourth of July七月四日
- the year of his birth他出生的那一年
- (old-fashioned) We would often have a walk of an evening.我们过去常在晚上散步。
used to show somebody/something belongs to a group, often after some, a few, etc.（常用在 some、a few 等词语之后，表示人或物的所属）属于…的
- some of his friends他的几位朋友
- a few of the problems其中的几个问题
- the most famous of all the stars最知名的一位明星
used to show the position of something/somebody in space or time（表示人或事的时空位置）在，当
- just north of Detroit就在底特律以北
- at the time of the revolution在革命的年代
- (North American English) at a quarter of eleven tonight (= 10.45 p.m.)在今晚十一点差一刻
used after nouns formed from verbs. The noun after ‘of’ can be either the object or the subject of the action.（用于由动词转化的名词之后，of 之后的名词可以是受动者，也可以是施动者）
- the arrival of the police (= they arrive)警察的到来
- criticism of the police (= they are criticized)对警察的批评
- fear of the dark对黑暗的惧怕
- the howling of the wind狂风的呼啸
used after some verbs before mentioning somebody/something involved in the action（用于某些动词后，后接动作所涉及的人或事）
- to deprive somebody of something剥夺某人的东西
- He was cleared of all blame.他所受的一切责难都澄清了。
- Think of a number, any number.想一个数字，随便一个。
used after some adjectives before mentioning somebody/something that a feeling relates to（用于某些形容词后，后接与感情相关的人或事）因为，由于
- to be proud of something为某事自豪
used to give your opinion of somebody’s behaviour（用于对某人的行为发表看法）
- It was kind of you to offer.感谢你的好意。
Topics Opinion and argumenta1
used when one noun describes a second one（用于一个名词修饰另一个名词时）
- Where's that idiot of a boy (= the boy that you think is stupid)?那个傻小子在哪儿？

词源Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch af and German ab, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin ab and Greek apo.

Idioms

of all

used before a noun to say that something is very surprising（用于名词前，表示某事着实令人吃惊）竟然，偏偏
- I'm surprised that you of all people should say that.你竟然那么说，真让我吃惊！

of all the…

used to express anger（用以表示愤怒）
- Of all the nerve!竟然如此厚颜无耻！

词汇	of
释义	of preposition /əv/, strong form /ɒv/ /əv/, strong form /ʌv/ Idioms belonging to somebody; relating to somebody属于（某人）；关于（某人） a friend of mine我的一个朋友 the love of a mother for her child母亲对孩子的爱 the role of the teacher教师的角色 Can't you throw out that old bike of Tommy's?难道你就不能把汤米那辆旧自行车给扔掉？ the paintings of Monet莫奈的画作 When you are talking about everything someone has painted, written, etc., use of. When you are referring to one or more examples of somebody’s work, use by: a painting by Monet belonging to something; being part of something; relating to something属于（某物）；（某事）部分的；关于（某物） the lid of the box盒子盖 the director of the company公司的董事 a member of the team一名队员 the result of the debate辩论的结果 coming from a particular background or living in a place出身于（某背景）；住在（某地） a woman of Italian descent意大利裔女子 the people of Wales威尔士人民 relating to or showing somebody/something关于，反映（某人或某事） a story of passion爱情故事 a photo of my dog我那只狗的照片 a map of India印度地图 used to say what somebody/something is, consists of or contains（用于表示性质、组成或涵盖）即，由…组成 the city of Dublin都柏林市 the issue of housing住房问题 a crowd of people一群人 a glass of milk一杯牛奶 used with measurements and expressions of time, age, etc.（用于表示计量、时间或年龄等） 2 kilos of potatoes两公斤马铃薯 an increase of 2 per cent2%的增长 a girl of 1212 岁的女孩 the fourth of July七月四日 the year of his birth他出生的那一年 (old-fashioned) We would often have a walk of an evening.我们过去常在晚上散步。 used to show somebody/something belongs to a group, often after some, a few, etc.（常用在 some、a few 等词语之后，表示人或物的所属）属于…的 some of his friends他的几位朋友 a few of the problems其中的几个问题 the most famous of all the stars最知名的一位明星 used to show the position of something/somebody in space or time（表示人或事的时空位置）在，当 just north of Detroit就在底特律以北 at the time of the revolution在革命的年代 (North American English) at a quarter of eleven tonight (= 10.45 p.m.)在今晚十一点差一刻 used after nouns formed from verbs. The noun after ‘of’ can be either the object or the subject of the action.（用于由动词转化的名词之后，of 之后的名词可以是受动者，也可以是施动者） the arrival of the police (= they arrive)警察的到来 criticism of the police (= they are criticized)对警察的批评 fear of the dark对黑暗的惧怕 the howling of the wind狂风的呼啸 used after some verbs before mentioning somebody/something involved in the action（用于某些动词后，后接动作所涉及的人或事） to deprive somebody of something剥夺某人的东西 He was cleared of all blame.他所受的一切责难都澄清了。 Think of a number, any number.想一个数字，随便一个。 used after some adjectives before mentioning somebody/something that a feeling relates to（用于某些形容词后，后接与感情相关的人或事）因为，由于 to be proud of something为某事自豪 used to give your opinion of somebody’s behaviour（用于对某人的行为发表看法） It was kind of you to offer.感谢你的好意。 Topics Opinion and argumenta1 used when one noun describes a second one（用于一个名词修饰另一个名词时） Where's that idiot of a boy (= the boy that you think is stupid)?那个傻小子在哪儿？词源Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch af and German ab, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin ab and Greek apo. Idioms of all used before a noun to say that something is very surprising（用于名词前，表示某事着实令人吃惊）竟然，偏偏 I'm surprised that you of all people should say that.你竟然那么说，真让我吃惊！ of all the… used to express anger（用以表示愤怒） Of all the nerve!竟然如此厚颜无耻！
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