"on account of" 是一个介词短语,核心含义是"因为;由于"(对应英文解释:because of; as a result of),用于说明事件的原因或理由,语气较正式,常见于书面语或正式语境。
"on account of" 作为介词短语,后面必须接名词、代词或动名词(不能直接接从句),在句中可作状语(修饰整个句子或谓语动词)或表语(说明主语的原因)。
句中:She missed the exam on account of a sudden fever.
(她因为突然发烧错过了考试。)
句首(需用逗号隔开):On account of the storm, the concert was canceled.
(由于暴风雨,音乐会取消了。)
接动名词:He was fired on account of being absent without permission.
(他因为擅自旷工被解雇了。)
The delay of the train was on account of signal failure.
(火车延误是因为信号故障。)
Her sadness is on account of losing her pet dog.
(她的悲伤是因为失去了宠物狗。)
"on account" 单独使用时意为"赊账;挂账",与"on account of"(因为)完全不同:
I bought the watch on account(我赊账买了这块手表)≠ I bought the watch on account of its quality(我因为质量好买了这块手表)。
短语 | 用法差异 |
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on account of | 正式,后接名词性成分,强调"具体原因"。 |
because of | 口语化,后接名词性成分(与"on account of"可互换,但更常用)。 |
because | 连词,后接从句(e.g., He didn’t come because he was sick.)。 |
due to | 通常作表语(e.g., The mistake was due to carelessness.),现也可作状语。 |
"on account of" 是表原因的介词短语,核心是"因为",需接名词性成分,适用于正式场景。记住它的结构:on account of + 名词/代词/动名词,就能准确使用啦!