“the thought of”是一个名词性短语,核心含义是“一想到……(这件事/这个人)”“对……的想法/念头”,用于表达因“想到某事物”而引发的情绪或感受(可正面、负面或中性)。
强调“想到某个具体对象时的心理反应”,比如兴奋、恐惧、怀念、厌恶等。
“the thought of”后接名词、代词或动名词(doing),构成“the thought of + 宾语”的结构,在句中常作主语、宾语或表语。
The thought of summer vacation makes me happy.
(一想到暑假,我就开心。)
The thought of failure scares him.
(一想到失败,他就害怕。)
She can’t stand the thought of living alone.
(她无法忍受独居的念头。)
I miss the thought of our old house.
(我怀念我们老房子的样子。)
My biggest worry is the thought of losing my job.
(我最大的担忧是失去工作的念头。)
与动词短语“think of”的区别:
“think of”是动词,强调“思考、想起”的动作(如:I often think of my childhood. 我常想起童年。);
“the thought of”是名词短语,强调“想到某事物时的感受或念头”(如:The thought of my childhood warms my heart. 一想到童年,我心里就温暖。)。
常搭配表达情绪的动词/形容词:
如 excite(使兴奋)、scare(使害怕)、make sb. + adj.(使某人……)、bear(承受)、stand(忍受)等。
简言之,“the thought of”是用“念头/想法”来传递情绪的短语,核心是“想到XX时的感受”。