play off against each other是什么意思

Elizabeth successfully played off against each other the two great Catholic powers，France and Spain.

这里的played off against each other理解不了。 each other是什么成分修饰什么？

Elizabeth successfully played off against each other the two great Catholic powers，France and Spain.

为了照顾句子匀称（宾语含有同位语，显得较长），而把 against each other 提前了，导致句子“动宾” 分隔。正常语序为：

Elizabeth successfully played off（谓语动词）the two great Catholic powers（宾语），France and Spain, against each other（结果状语）.

1. played off：及物短语动词。“挑拨离间”。

2. against each other：两国相互矛盾或对抗。是 played off 的结果状语。

Elizabeth successfully played off against each other the two great Catholic powers，France and Spain.

伊丽莎白成功地挑拨了法国和西班牙这两个天主教大国之间的矛盾关系（或：挑拨法国和西班牙这两个天主教大国产生矛盾关系）。

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刘老师解答的非常到位。

play off A against B. 为SVOA主动宾状句型。挑拨A去反对B。

Play off A and B against each other. 仍然是SVOA句型。相互代词作介词against的宾语。表示宾语A、B之间互斗，即A反对B，B反对A。

如果宾语过长或者为了突出宾语，则可以把宾语后移至句末。（即尾重原则或句末信息中心），构成SVAO结构。这种现象语法上称为宾语后移（postponing of the object).

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