它与 on grounds of(复数形式)含义几乎一致,只是 on the ground of 更侧重“单一、明确的理由”,而 on grounds of 可指“多个理由”,但日常使用中两者常互换。
若需接从句,需改用 on the grounds that(“因为…;基于…的理由”)。
通过不同场景的例子,理解其具体用法:
1、 工作场景:
She was denied promotion on the ground of insufficient experience.
(她因经验不足被拒绝晋升。)
2、 法律/正式场景:
The appeal was rejected on the ground of new evidence being irrelevant.
(上诉因新证据无关紧要被驳回。)
3、 日常场景:
I can’t attend the meeting on the ground of having to take care of my sick mother.
(我不能参加会议,因为得照顾生病的母亲。)
4、 拒绝/反对场景:
He turned down the job offer on the ground of long working hours.
(他以工作时间太长为由拒绝了这份工作。)
on the ground of + 名词/动名词(表“理由的具体内容”);
on the grounds that + 从句(表“理由的完整陈述”)。
例如:
She quit on the ground of low pay.(她因薪资低辞职。)
She quit on the grounds that the pay was too low.(她辞职是因为薪资太低。)
常与表示“决定、拒绝、解雇、反对”等动词连用,如:
dismiss sb. on the ground of…(因…解雇某人)
refuse sth. on the ground of…(以…为由拒绝某事)
object to sth. on the ground of…(以…为由反对某事)
cancel sth. on the ground of…(因…取消某事)
总结:on the ground of 是一个正式、明确的“理由介词短语”,用于简洁说明行为的依据,后接名词性成分,是写作和正式口语中常用的表达。