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动词 v. 介词 prep.
中文释义
英 /ɒv/|/ɔv/    美 /ɔv/|/ʌv/|[ɐv~ʌv~əv]

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. Eye dialect spelling of have and 've, chiefly in depictions of colloquial speech. alt-of,pronunciation-spelling
    — I have refrained from giving many details which I might of done, from feelings of delicacy; indeed, they were of so dark and dreadful a nature, that I could do no more than hint at them
介词 prep.
  1. Expressing distance or motion.; From (a place); off. dialectal,obsolete
    — Take the chicken out of the freezer.
    Sir, said Galahad, by this shield many marvels have fallen / Sir, said the knight, it befell after the passion of our lord Jesus Christ, year 32, when Joseph of Arimathea, the gentile knight, / took down our lord of the holy Cross. At that time, he departed from Jerusalem with a great party of his kindred with him
  2. Expressing distance or motion.; Since, from (a given time, earlier state etc.).
    — He hasn't been well of late.
  3. Expressing distance or motion.; From, away from (a position, number, distance etc.).
    — There are no shops within twenty miles of the cottage.
  4. Expressing separation.; Indicating removal, absence or separation, with the action indicated by a transitive verb and the quality or substance by a grammatical object.
    — Finally she was relieved of the burden of caring for her sick husband.
    And there, with his hands and on his knees, he got so close that he touched the holy vessel / and kissed it / and he was whole straight away / and then he said: lord God, I thank thee / for I am healed of this sickness
  5. Expressing separation.; Indicating removal, absence or separation, with resulting state indicated by an adjective.
    — He seemed devoid of human feelings.
  6. Expressing separation.; Indicating removal, absence or separation, construed with an intransitive verb. obsolete
    — He was kindly treated by the people at Saco, and recovered of his wounds.
  7. Expressing origin.; Indicating an ancestral source or origin of descent.
    — The word is believed to be of Japanese origin.
  8. Expressing origin.; Introducing an epithet that indicates a birthplace, residence, dominion, or other place associated with the individual.
    — Jesus of Nazareth (after hometown)
  9. Expressing origin.; Indicating a (non-physical) source of action or emotion; introducing a cause, instigation; from, out of, as an expression of.
    — The invention was born of necessity.
    Fair knight, said Palamedes, seems to me we have assayed, either other passing sore / and if it may please thee / I request thee, of thy knighthood, tell me thy name / Sir, said the knight to Palamedes, / I am loath to do that / for thou hast done me wrong.
  10. Expressing origin.; Indicates the source or cause of the verb.
    — It is said that she died of a broken heart.
  11. Expressing origin.; Indicates the subject or cause of the adjective.
    — I am tired of all this nonsense.
  12. Expressing agency.; Indicates the agent (for most verbs, now usually expressed with by).
    — I am not particularly enamoured of this idea.
  13. Expressing agency.; Used to introduce the "subjective genitive"; following a noun to form the head of a postmodifying noun phrase (see also 'Possession' senses below).
    — The contract can be terminated at any time with the agreement of both parties.
  14. Expressing agency.; Used to indicate the agent of something described by the adjective.
    — It was very brave of you to speak out like that.
  15. Expressing composition, substance.; Used to indicate the material or substance used.
    — Many 'corks' are now actually made of plastic.
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  16. Expressing composition, substance.; Used to indicate the material of the just-mentioned object.
    — She wore a dress of silk.
  17. Expressing composition, substance.; Indicating the composition of a given collective or quantitative noun.
    — I'll have a dozen of those apples, please.
  18. Expressing composition, substance.; Used to link a given class of things with a specific example of that class.
    — Germany's formal name is the Federal Republic of Germany.
  19. Expressing composition, substance.; Links two nouns in near-apposition, with the first qualifying the second; "which is also".
    — I'm not driving this wreck of a car.
  20. Introducing subject matter.; Links an intransitive verb, or a transitive verb and its subject (especially verbs to do with thinking, feeling, expressing etc.), with its subject-matter; concerning, with regard to.
    — I'm always thinking of you.
  21. Introducing subject matter.; Introduces its subject matter; about, concerning.
    — He told us the story of his journey to India.
  22. Introducing subject matter.; Introduces its subject matter.
    — This behaviour is typical of teenagers.
  23. Having partitive effect.; Introduces the whole for which is indicated only the specified part or segment; "from among".
    — Most of these apples are rotten.
    But as for me, said Sir Gareth, I do not meddle their matters, therefore none of them loves me / And, since I understand they are murderers of good knights, I left their company.
  24. Having partitive effect.; Indicates a given part.
    — We want a larger slice of the cake.
  25. Having partitive effect.; Some, an amount of, one of. archaic,literary
    — On the whole, they seem to be of the decent sort.
  26. Having partitive effect.; Links to a genitive noun or possessive pronoun, with partitive effect (though now often merged with possessive senses, below; see also double possessive).
    — He is a friend of mine.
  27. Expressing possession.; Belonging to, existing in, or taking place in a given location, place or time. Compare "origin" senses, above.
    — He was perhaps the most famous scientist of the twentieth century.
  28. Expressing possession.; Belonging to (a place) through having title, ownership or control over it.
    — The owner of the nightclub was arrested.
  29. Expressing possession.; Belonging to (someone or something) as something they possess or have as a characteristic; the "possessive genitive". (With abstract nouns, this intersects with the subjective genitive, above under "agency" senses.)
    — Keep the handle of the saucepan away from the flames.
  30. Forming the "objective genitive".
  31. Forming the "objective genitive".; Follows an agent noun, verbal noun or noun of action.
    — She had a profound distrust of the police.
  32. Expressing qualities or characteristics.; Links an adjective with a noun or noun phrase to form a quasi-adverbial qualifier; in respect to, as regards. archaic,literary
    — My companion seemed affable and easy of manner.
  33. Expressing qualities or characteristics.; Indicates a quality or characteristic; "characterized by".
    — Pooh was said to be a bear of very little brain.
  34. Expressing qualities or characteristics.; Indicates quantity, age, price, etc.
    — A young man of 20 has been paying interest at an exorbitant rate of 10%.
  35. Expressing qualities or characteristics.; Used to link singular indefinite nouns (preceded by the indefinite article) and attributive adjectives modified by certain common adverbs of degree. US,informal
    — It's not that big of a deal. (Standard form: It's not that big a deal.)
  36. Expressing a point in time.; During the course of (a set period of time, day of the week etc.), now specifically with implied repetition or regularity. regional
    — Of an evening, we would often go for a stroll along the river.
  37. Expressing a point in time.; For (a given length of time). UK,dialectal
    — I’ve not taken her out of a goodly long while.
  38. Expressing a point in time.; Indicates duration of a state, activity etc.
    — After a delay of three hours, the plane finally took off.
  39. Expressing a point in time.; Before (the hour); to (the hour). US
    — I’ll be ready at ten of two
    I’ll be ready at 1:50
  40. Expressing a point in time.; Before (the hour); to (the hour).; Often used without the hour US,informal
    — I’ll be ready at ten of
    I’ll be ready at 1:50, or 2:50, or whatever time ending in 50 makes most sense in context.

词形变化

ov alternative ob alternative o alternative o' alternative a alternative

词汇关系

相关词
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词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep
Proto-Indo-European *-o
Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó
Proto-Germanic *ab
Proto-West Germanic *ab
Old English æf
Old English of
Middle English of
English of
From Middle English of, from Old English of (“from, out of, off”), an unstressed form of æf, from Proto-West Germanic *ab, from Proto-Germanic *ab (“away; away from”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“away”). Doublet of off, which is the stressed descendant of the same Old English word. More at off.
词源 2
A spelling of /əv/ influenced by Etymology 1.
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