介词短语作定语的同义转换

Cramped airline seats are a top complaint of air travelers these days.

前提:一定是在句子所有词都不变换的前提下,只把介词定语of air travelers变化成其他可能的介词短语进行修饰complaint.谢谢老师的回答。

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最佳答案 2017-05-04 12:56

complaint是由动词complain转变而来的名词。air travellers是原来动词的逻辑主语。of介词在此虽然是定语,但表示的是逻辑主谓关系。和of这种用法类似的介词有by(表示动作发出者)和from(表示来源,来自于...)。但在此句中,用by或from替换of,在意义上似乎可行,但在实际语言中似乎又很少会有人这么说。

a top complaint by passengers

a top complaint from business people

a top complaint to the airlines

a top complaint above all

a top complaint among all the complaints

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句中的of宜改为from或among。如:

The top complaint from Internet users was property prices going beyond affordability.网民们最大的抱怨是房地产价格高居不下,超过人们的实际承受能力。

The road-works caused much complaint among local residents. 修路引起周围居民很多怨言。

《英语介词习语词典》有如下解释:

抱怨、控诉的内容、诉说患何种病,用of表示(例如:complain of a headache主诉头疼,complaint of the cold抱怨寒冷,complaint of illtreatment控诉虐待)。

对抱怨的事物更为概括的陈述,则用about(例如:She is continually complaining about the neighbours.他不断抱怨邻居。English people are always complaining about the weather.英国人总是抱怨天气)。向谁诉苦,则用to表示,例如:The costomer complained to the manager of the discourtesy of an assiistant.顾客向经理控告一个营业员失礼。

complain[名词]同样接用上述各介词。也可以说:A complaint is made or lodged against a person.控告某人。

《朗文当代英语词典》有如下解释:

complaint about

Keating was dismissed after complaints about the quality of his work.

complaint of

complaints of police brutality

complaint from/to

complaints from local residents

a complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority

complaint against

All complaints against police officers are carefully investigated.


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