“think of…as…”是英语中高频常用短语,核心含义是“把…看作/视为…;认为…是…”,用于表达对某人、某事的主观认知或归类。
强调“将A与B关联起来,把A定义为B的属性/身份/类别”,是一种主观判断(并非客观事实,仅代表说话人的看法)。
(“as”是介词,后面接名词、代词、形容词、动名词等,补充说明宾语的性质/身份)
① 名词/代词(最常见,表身份、类别)
例:
I think of my teacher as a role model.(我把我的老师看作榜样。)
They think of this city as their second home.(他们把这座城市视为第二故乡。)
② 形容词(表特征、品质)
例:
Most people think of her as kind and helpful.(大多数人认为她善良且乐于助人。)
Don’t think of math as difficult—it’s just a matter of practice.(别把数学看成难的——只是练习的问题。)
③ 动名词(表动作或状态)
例:
She thinks of cooking as a way to relax.(她把做饭当作放松的方式。)
We think of traveling as broadening our horizons.(我们认为旅行能开阔视野。)
可转换为“sb/sth is thought of as…”(某人/某物被视为…),更正式。
例:
The book is widely thought of as a classic.(这本书被广泛视为经典。)
Einstein is thought of as one of the greatest scientists ever.(爱因斯坦被认为是有史以来最伟大的科学家之一。)
不能省略“of”:
错误表达:I think you as my friend.(×)
正确表达:I think of you as my friend.(√)
“as”不可替换为“like”:
“think of…as…”是“视为”(主观定义),而“like”是“像”(客观比较)。
例:
I think of him as a brother.(我把他当作兄弟。)—— 主观认同身份
He looks like my brother.(他长得像我兄弟。)—— 客观外貌相似
regard…as…:更正式,侧重“严肃的看待”(如评价、分类)。
例:We regard him as a top expert.(我们视他为顶尖专家。)
consider…(as)…:可省略“as”,更强调“理性思考后的判断”。
例:I consider her (as) my closest friend.(我认为她是我最亲密的朋友。)
view…as…:侧重“从某个角度看待”(如观点、视角)。
例:They view the policy as a failure.(他们认为这项政策是失败的。)
“think of…as…”是口语和书面语都常用的“认知表达”,核心是“主观归类”。只要记住“of”不能省、“as”后接名词/形容词/动名词,就能灵活运用啦!