常用介词短语总结 一、近义介词短语辨析 1
表示原因(通常在句中作状语) 1) because of:表示实际原因(表达一种较强的因果关系) 2) on account of:常用来引述逻辑、理性和事实因素 3) out of + 抽象名词:常用来引述心理、情感因素,如out of one’s own will(出于自愿) 4) owing / due to:着重把原因归于某事物,既可作状语又可作定语,due to 还可以作后置定语,如:Mistakes due to carelessness may cause serious consequence
由于粗心犯的错误也许会引起严重的后果
5) thanks to:后面通常接表示积极意义的原因,意为"多亏,幸亏由于"
例句: He walked slowly because of his bad leg
他腿不好,所以走得很慢
Michel and Billy, on account of their wide experiences in climbing, were voted leaders
迈克尔与贝利由于有丰富的登山经验,被选为队长
She did it out of sympathy
她这样做是出于同情
Most of the problems were owing/due to human errors
大部分问题都是由于人为的错误造成的
Thanks to your energy and intelligence, the development scheme has been finally realized
多亏了你的精力和智慧,这项发展计划终于实现了
表示排除 1) with the exception of意义与 except, except for相同,但比它们正式