在通常情况下,介词后不接形容词作宾语,但有以下情况值得注意:
1. 有时介词后直接跟形容词作宾语可认为是介词后省略了动名词being。如:
Your account is far from (being) true. 你所说远非事实。
The ancients conceived the world as (being) flat. 古人认为地球是扁的。
2. 有些介词后跟形容词作宾语的短语已构成固定搭配,如in full(完全地,全部地), in private(私下地), in general(一般地,总的说来), in brief(简言之), in short(总之,简言之), for certain(肯定地), for sure(肯定地), for short(简称)等。如:
Please tell me the story in full. 请把这个故事从头到尾讲给我听。
I wish to talk with you in private. 我希望能私下跟你谈谈。
In general, your plan is good. 你的方案总的来看是好的。
In short, we don’t like him. 总之,我们不喜欢他。
In brief, I don’t agree with you on this point. 简言之,在这一点上我不同意你的看法。
She may come but she can’t say for certain. 她会来,但她没说什么时候来。
I think he lives there but I couldn’t say for sure. 我想他是住在那里的,但我不敢肯定。
Jonathan is called Jon for short. 乔纳森被简称为乔。
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