今天我们来探讨一下英文中常见的介词 at 和 on,特别是在表达“对...做出回应”这一概念时的使用方法。学习这些用法可以帮助你提升英语表达的准确性,尤其是在正式和非正式场合中。
在很多情况下,at 用来表示对某事物或某人做出回应。例如:
at his suggestion 根据他的建议
at my request 应我的请求
at her signal 一看到她发出的信号
at the ringing of the bell 应铃声一响
at the call of the mayor 应市长的号召
at the advice of the doctor 遵照医嘱
At the suggestion of the teacher, the students practiced more in the evening.
在老师的建议下,学生们晚上练习了更多。
At the request of the client, we made changes to the project.
应客户的请求,我们对项目进行了更改。
At the ringing of the bell, everyone stood up.
铃声一响,大家都站了起来。
当我们谈到 advice 和 recommendation(建议和推荐)时,常常使用 on,这显得更加正式。例如:
on the doctor's advice 遵照医嘱
on the recommendation of the waitress 根据女招待的推荐
on the recommendation of the European Commission 根据欧洲委员会的推荐
On the advice of my lawyer, I decided not to speak in court.
根据我的律师的建议,我决定在法庭上保持沉默。
We chose the restaurant on the recommendation of our friends.
我们根据朋友的推荐选择了这家餐厅。
有时候,at the opposition of somebody 可以有两种不同的意思,这取决于语境。我们来看两个例子:
表示“顺从某人的反对”:
The prince wanted to go to the hills and take up defense position there, but at the opposition of his generals he changed his mind.
王子本来想转移到山上去布防,但经不起将领们的反对,改变了主意。
表示“不顾某人的反对”:
The black professor moved his family into a predominately white community at the opposition of the white neighbors.
黑人教授不顾邻居们的反对,把家搬进了一处以白人为主的社区。
At the opposition of his parents, he decided to pursue his dream career anyway.
尽管父母反对,他还是决定追求自己梦想的职业。
She moved forward with the plan at the opposition of her colleagues.
她不顾同事们的反对,继续推进这个计划。
At 用来表示“根据...、应...”这种回应性的动作,尤其适用于 suggestion、request、signal、advice 等情境。
On 多用于 advice 和 recommendation,这通常比较正式。
At the opposition of somebody 可以表示顺从或不顾反对,具体意思取决于上下文。