两个“of＋名词”短语 ■崔长平 河南遂平一高（463100） ①of ＋某些抽象名词 如：interest，use，importance，value，significance等，相当于该名词的相应的形容词的含义。经常在句中作表语、后置定语和宾补。可以修饰这些名词的词有：some，much，any，great，no，not much，little 等。 eg. The matter is of great importance. The matter is very important. This medicine is of no use. This medicine is not useful. This medicine is useless. I hope you will find the book of interest. I hope you will find the book interesting. The matter is of no significance. The matter is not significant. The book will be of great value to students of history. The book will be very valuable to students of history. ② of ＋某些抽象名词 可以用来表示“性质、质量、颜色、大小、类型、样式、出身、来源、年龄、长度、距离、重量”等。其中多数这类名词并没有相应的形容词形式。这一短语还经常用来表示人或事物的“内在”特征。 He was a man of violent temper. They are young people of ability. The girl in green is a student of the English Department. A young couple of quiet habits live next door to me. She looked to be a young woman of twenty. He was a man of remarkable imagination. I am used to dealing with matters of this kind. There were fishes of many sizes. 这一短语可以用来表示：“„„和„„一样/相同”的含义。 They are of an age. Those cars are of a dark grey. The two shirts are of a size. These motors are of a new type. ■注意：with短语作后置定语时，多用来表示人或事物的“外在”特征，也可以用来强调“拥有，带有”之类含义。 Can you see the girl with a black handbag? Who is the girl with yellow hair and dark glasses? He was a little gentleman with glasses. There was a letter for Lanny with a Swiss stamp on it. China is a great country with a long history. 1 本文来源：https://www.wddqw.com/doc/1570f582d2f34693daef5ef7ba0d4a7302766c97.html