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of 音标拼音: ['ʌv] [əv] prep.
的;关于,对于;由…制成的;由于,因为;来自…的,从;在…方面 的;关于,对於;由…制成的;由於,因为;来自…的,从;在…方面 of* Of \ Of\ ([ o^] v), prep. [ AS. of of, from, off; akin to D. & OS. af, G. ab off, OHG. aba from, away, Icel., Dan., Sw., & Goth. af, L. ab, Gr. ?, Skr. apa. Cf. { Off}, { A-} ( 2), { Ab-}, { After}, { Epi-}.] In a general sense, from, or out from; proceeding from; belonging to; relating to; concerning; -- used in a variety of applications; as: [ 1913 Webster] 1. Denoting that from which anything proceeds; indicating origin, source, descent, and the like; as, he is of a race of kings; he is of noble blood. [ 1913 Webster] That holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God. -- Luke i. 35. [ 1913 Webster] I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you. -- 1 Cor. xi. 23. [ 1913 Webster] 2. Denoting possession or ownership, or the relation of subject to attribute; as, the apartment of the consul: the power of the king; a man of courage; the gate of heaven. " Poor of spirit." -- Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster] 3. Denoting the material of which anything is composed, or that which it contains; as, a throne of gold; a sword of steel; a wreath of mist; a cup of water. [ 1913 Webster] 4. Denoting part of an aggregate or whole; belonging to a number or quantity mentioned; out of; from amongst; as, of this little he had some to spare; some of the mines were unproductive; most of the company. [ 1913 Webster] It is of the Lord' s mercies that we are not consumed. -- Lam. iii. 22. [ 1913 Webster] It is a duty to communicate of those blessings we have received. -- Franklin. [ 1913 Webster] 5. Denoting that by which a person or thing is actuated or impelled; also, the source of a purpose or action; due to; as, they went of their own will; no body can move of itself; he did it of necessity. [ 1913 Webster] For it was of the Lord to harden their hearts. -- Josh. xi. 20. [ 1913 Webster] 6. Denoting reference to a thing; about; concerning; relating to; as, to boast of one' s achievements; they talked of many things. [ 1913 Webster] Knew you of this fair work? -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] 7. Denoting nearness or distance, either in space or time; from; as, within a league of the town; within an hour of the appointed time. [ 1913 Webster] 8. Denoting identity or equivalence; -- used with a name or appellation, and equivalent to the relation of apposition; as, the continent of America; the city of Rome; the Island of Cuba. [ 1913 Webster] 9. Denoting the agent, or person by whom, or thing by which, anything is, or is done; by. [ 1913 Webster] And told to her of [ by] some. -- Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster] He taught in their synagogues, being glorified of all. -- Luke iv. 15. [ 1913 Webster] [ Jesus] being forty days tempted of the devil. -- Luke iv. 1, 2. [ 1913 Webster] Note: The use of the word in this sense, as applied to persons, is nearly obsolete. [ 1913 Webster] 10. Denoting relation to place or time; belonging to, or connected with; as, men of Athens; the people of the Middle Ages; in the days of Herod. [ 1913 Webster] 11. Denoting passage from one state to another; from. [ Obs.] " O miserable of happy." -- Milton. [ 1913 Webster] 12. During; in the course of. [ 1913 Webster] Not be seen to wink of all the day. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] My custom always of the afternoon. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] Note: Of may be used in a subjective or an objective sense. " The love of God" may mean, our love for God, or God' s love for us. [ 1913 Webster] Note: From is the primary sense of this preposition; a sense retained in off, the same word differently written for distinction. But this radical sense disappears in most of its application; as, a man of genius; a man of rare endowments; a fossil of a red color, or of an hexagonal figure; he lost all hope of relief; an affair of the cabinet; he is a man of decayed fortune; what is the price of corn? In these and similar phrases, of denotes property or possession, or a relation of some sort involving connection. These applications, however all proceeded from the same primary sense. That which proceeds from, or is produced by, a person or thing, either has had, or still has, a close connection with the same; and hence the word was applied to cases of mere connection, not involving at all the idea of separation. [ 1913 Webster] { Of consequence}, of importance, value, or influence. { Of late}, recently; in time not long past. { Of old}, formerly; in time long past. { Of one' s self}, by one' s self; without help or prompting; spontaneously. [ 1913 Webster] Why, knows not Montague, that of itself England is safe, if true within itself? -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] 30 Moby Thesaurus words for " of": about, anent, apropos of, as for, as regards, as respects, as to, concerning, in connection with, in point of, in re, in reference to, in regard to, in relation to, in relation with, in respect to, on, pertaining to, pertinent to, re, referring to, regarding, relating to, relative to, respecting, speaking of, touching, upon, with regard to, with respect to |
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