朗文词典说 be/lie at the root of sth (=be the cause of something)是某事物的根本原因,例句:
1)Allergies are at the root of a lot of health problems. 过敏是许多健康问题的根源。
2)The love of money is the root of all evil . 贪财是万恶之源。
为什么句1)are at the root...有at, 而句2)却没有了at, 不能理解?
1)Allergies are at the root of a lot of health problems.
Allergies are the root of the most common problems we see in dogs and cats
2)The love of money is the root of all evil .
The love of money is at the root of all evil.
两者可以互换用,都是比喻性质。各自的例句谷歌上“正规”页面上都蛮多。
这句的at不可少
But behold, the axe is laid at the root of the tree; every tree, therefore, that has not produced good fruit is cut down and falls into the fire.