两个“of+名词”短语

两个“of＋名词”短语

■崔长平 河南遂平一高（463100）

①of ＋某些抽象名词 如：interest，use，importance，value，significance等，相当于该名词的相应的形容词的含义。经常在句中作表语、后置定语和宾补。可以修饰这些名词的词有：some，much，any，great，no，not much，little 等。

eg. The matter is of great importance.

The matter is very important.

This medicine is of no use.

This medicine is not useful.

This medicine is useless.

I hope you will find the book of interest.

I hope you will find the book interesting.

The matter is of no significance.

The matter is not significant.

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The book will be of great value to students of history.

The book will be very valuable to students of history.

② of ＋某些抽象名词 可以用来表示“性质、质量、颜色、大小、类型、样式、出身、来源、年龄、长度、距离、重量”等。其中多数这类名词并没有相应的形容词形式。这一短语还经常用来表示人或事物的“内在”特征。

He was a man of violent temper.

They are young people of ability.

The girl in green is a student of the English Department.

A young couple of quiet habits live next door to me.

She looked to be a young woman of twenty.

He was a man of remarkable imagination.

I am used to dealing with matters of this kind.

There were fishes of many sizes.

这一短语可以用来表示：“……和……一样/相同”的含义。

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They are of an age. Those cars are of a dark grey.

The two shirts are of a size. These motors are of a new type.

■注意：with短语作后置定语时，多用来表示人或事物的“外在”特征，也可以用来强调“拥有，带有”之类含义。

Can you see the girl with a black handbag?

Who is the girl with yellow hair and dark glasses?

He was a little gentleman with glasses.

There was a letter for Lanny with a Swiss stamp on it.

China is a great country with a long history.

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