英语短语"under one's direction"的核心含义是“在某人的指导/指挥/管理下”,强调某个行为、项目或活动是在特定人的引导、掌控或指示下完成的。
under:表示“在……的影响/支配下”;
one's direction:此处的direction不是“方向”,而是“指导、指挥、管理”的抽象概念(不可数)。
该短语通常作状语,修饰谓语动词或整个句子,说明动作的“指导者”。常见结构有两种:
under + 形容词性物主代词/名词所有格 + direction(如under her direction、under the manager's direction);
under the direction of + 名词/代词(与前者同义,更正式,如under the direction of Ms. Li)。
通过不同场景的例子,更易理解其用法:
The new product was developed under the CEO's direction.
(这款新产品是在CEO的指导下开发的。)
We finished the report under her direction—she gave us clear steps every day.
(我们在她的指导下完成了报告——她每天都给我们明确的步骤。)
The charity event ran smoothly under the organizer's direction.
(这场慈善活动在组织者的指挥下顺利进行。)
All players must act under the coach's direction during the match.
(比赛中所有球员必须服从教练的指挥。)
The orchestra played Beethoven's symphony under the conductor's direction.
(管弦乐队在指挥的引导下演奏了贝多芬的交响曲。)
under one's direction:强调“被指导”(= guided by sb);
in one's direction:表示“朝某人的方向”(= toward sb),如He looked in my direction(他朝我这边看)。
"under one's direction"本质是“在某人的指导/指挥下”,用于说明行为的“引导者”,常见于正式或书面语中,适用于工作、项目、团队活动等需要“指导”的场景。