of和from的區別

of和from都是英語中最常見的介詞。它們使用的範圍非常廣，但也經常被混淆。下面的段落中解釋了混淆的主要原因，並對of和from的用法進行了逐步的解釋。許多英語學習者都覺得很難區分英語中of和from的區別。下面是一個簡短的關於英語中of和from區別的指導，它會幫助你以後避免英語用法錯誤。

Of – Possession

表示擁有

Of is mainly used as a possessive. For example,

of主要作爲所有格來使用。例如：

He's a friend of mine.

他是我的朋友。

The color of the house is red.

這個房子是紅色的。

It is important to remember that it is More common to use the possessive 's' or the possessive adjective in English, than to use 'of' - even if 'of' is grammaticAlly correct.

記住，比起使用of，英語中更常使用’s或所有格形容詞，即使of在語法上也說得通。

Thus, the sentences above would generally be in these forms:

所以，以上的句子通常都以這樣的形式出現：

He's my friend.

他是我的朋友。

The house's color is red.

這個房子是紅色的。

Common Phrases with 'Of' - All of / Both of

關於of的常見短語——All of / Both of

Of is also commonly used with 'all' and 'both' to describe a common trait that many objects share. For example,

of也可以和all和both連用，用來表示許多事物的共同點，例如：

All of the students in the class enjoy volleyball.

班上所有的同學都喜歡排球。

Both of the assignments are due at the end of the week.

這兩項任務的截止日期都是在週末。

Common Phrases with 'Of' - One of the most ...

關於of的常用短語——One of the most ...

Another common phrase with of is 'one of the + superlative form + plural noun + singular verb'. This phrase is commonly used to focus on a specific object that stands our from a group. Notice that although the plural noun is used, the singular phrase takes the singular conjugation of the verb because the subject is 'One of the ...'. For example,

還有一個關於of的常見短語，就是one of +最高級形式+名詞複數+動詞單數。該短語常用來表示某個具體的事物在集體中非常引人注目。注意，雖然短語中的名詞是複數形式，但動詞使用的是單數形式。因爲主語是One of the…例如：

One of the most interesting things about my job is the people I meet.

我的工作最有趣的地方之一就是我所見到的人。

One of the most difficult subjects for me is math.

對於我來說，最難的學科之一就是數學。

From – Origins

表示來源

From is generally used to express that something originates from something else, that something comes from somewhere, or some person. For example,

From常被用來表示某事物來源於另一事物，某物來自某地或某人。例如：

Jack comes from Portland.

傑克來自波蘭。

This formula derives from the work of Peter Schimmel.

這個公式是皮特·舒密爾開創的。

This pearl comes from the South Pacific.

這顆珍珠來自南太平洋。

From - To / From - Until

From can also be used with the prepositions 'to' and 'until' to mark the beginning and ending point of time of an action or state. Generally, 'from ... to' is used with past tenses, while 'from ... until' is used when speaking about future actions. However, 'from ... to' can be used in most situations. For example,

From也可以和介詞to和until連用，用來表示某個動作或狀態的起止時間。一般來說，from…to和過去時態連用，而from…until則是表達將來的動作。但是，from…to適用於絕大多種情形，例如：

I played tennis from two until four in the afternoon yesterday.

昨天下午兩點到四點，我都在打網球。

We are meeting in Chicago from Monday until Thursday.

從週一到週四，我們都在芝加哥開會。

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