A：How (silly/ stupid/ lame brained) of me to forget.
      我竟然忘了，（真蠢/愚蠢/苯）。

B：That’s alright.
      沒什么。

A：Happy Valentine’s Day!
      情人節(jié)快樂。

of的反義詞

B：That’s nice of you.
      你太好了。

A：What kind of sports do you like?
      你喜歡哪種運動？

B：Anything outdoor is prefeered.
      我喜歡所有的戶外運動。

1. （用于連接兩個名詞，其中前者表示后者的特定方面）
    You use of to combine two nouns when the first noun identifies the feature of the second noun that you want to talk about.

    e.g. The average age of the women interviewed was only 21.5.
           參加面試的女性平均年齡才21.5歲。
    e.g. ...the population of this town...
           該鎮(zhèn)的人口

2. （用于連接兩個名詞或名詞與現(xiàn)在分詞，其中后者對前者進行界定或補充信息）
    You use of to combine two nouns, or a noun and a present participle, when the second noun or present participle defines or gives more information about the first noun.

of的反義詞

    e.g. Would you say what you felt was a feeling of betrayal?...
           你是否覺得有一種被人出賣的感覺？
    e.g. She let out a little cry of pain.
           她疼得輕呼了一聲。

3. （用于指稱動作的名詞后說明該動作的對象或主體）
    You use of after nouns referring to actions to specify the person or thing that is affected by the action or that performs the action. For example, 'the kidnapping of the child' refers to an action affecting a child; 'the arrival of the next train' refers to an action performed by a train.

    e.g. ...the reduction of trade union power inside the party.
           黨內工會權力的削弱
    e.g. ...the assessment of future senior managers.
           對未來高級經理的評估

4. （用于指稱數(shù)量或組群的詞和短語后表示計量的對象）
    You use of after words and phrases referring to quantities or groups of things to indicate the substance or thing that is being measured.

    e.g. ...7.6 litres of pure alcohol.
           7.6升純酒精
    e.g. ...a few kilometres of new roads.
           幾公里新修道路

5. （用于人或事物的名稱后引出其所屬或相關的機構或地方）
    You use of after the name of someone or something to introduce the institution or place they belong to or are connected with.

of的反義詞

    e.g. ...the Prince of Wales.
           威爾士親王
    e.g. ...the Finance Minister of Bangladesh.
           孟加拉國財政部長

6. （用于指稱容器的名詞后，說明容器及其所含物）
    You use of after a noun referring to a container to form an expression referring to the container and its contents.

    e.g. We could all do with a cup of tea...
           要是能給我們都來杯茶就好了。
    e.g. Conder opened another bottle of wine...
           康德又開了一瓶酒。

7. （用在可數(shù)名詞后、不可數(shù)名詞前表示某一單個物品）
    You use of after a count noun and before an uncount noun when you want to talk about an individual piece or item.

    e.g. ...a blade of grass...
           一片草葉
    e.g. Marina ate only one slice of bread...
           瑪麗娜只吃了一片面包。

8. （表示材料或成分）由…制成（或組成）的
    You use of to indicate the materials or things that form something.

    e.g. ...local decorations of wood and straw.
           用木頭和稻草制成的本地飾品
    e.g. ...loose-fitting garments of linen.
           寬松的亞麻布衣服

9. （用于名詞后表示其為某事物的一部分）
    You use of after a noun which specifies a particular part of something, to introduce the thing that it is a part of.

of什么意思

    e.g. ...the other side of the square...
           廣場另一側
    e.g. We had almost reached the end of the street.
           我們幾乎到了街的盡頭。

10. （用于某些動詞后表示動作所涉及的人或事物）關于，由于
    You use of after some verbs to indicate someone or something else involved in the action.

of什么意思

    e.g. He'd been dreaming of her...
           他一直夢見她。
    e.g. Listen, I shall be thinking of you always...
           聽著，我會永遠記得你的。

11. （用于某些形容詞后表示與情感或特性相關的事物）對，為
      You use of after some adjectives to indicate the thing that a feeling or quality relates to.

      e.g. I have grown very fond of Alec...
             我越來越喜歡亞力克。
      e.g. His father was quite naturally very proud of him...
             他父親自然為他感到無比驕傲。

12. （用于指稱施動者的單詞前說明對該動作的看法）出自…，在…一方
      You use of before a word referring to the person who performed an action when saying what you think about the action.

      e.g. This has been so nice, so terribly kind of you...
             您這么做真是太好心，太令我們感激不盡了。
      e.g. I suppose it's stupid of us not to be able to make up our own minds...
             我們自己都沒辦法拿定主意，這真是太傻了。

13. （用于描述名詞后引出所指的人或事物）
      You use of after a noun which describes someone or something, to introduce the person or thing you are talking about.

      e.g. ...an awkward, slow-moving giant of a man.
             舉止笨拙、行動遲緩的巨人般的男子

14. （表示程度）更大/較小程度上的…
      If something is more of or less of a particular thing, it is that thing to a greater or smaller degree.

      e.g. Your extra fat may be more of a health risk than you realize...
             多余的脂肪對健康的威脅可能比你意識到的要大。
      e.g. As time goes by, sleeping becomes less of a problem.
             隨著時間的推移，睡眠逐漸不再成為問題。

15. （表示某人或某事物具有的特點或特性）
      You use of to indicate a characteristic or quality that someone or something has.

      e.g. ...the worth of their music.
             他們音樂的價值
      e.g. ...the creaminess of her skin...
             她皮膚的光滑細膩

16. （用于be動詞后表示某人或某事物具有的特點或特性）
      You use of after the verb 'be' to indicate a characteristic or quality that someone or something has.

      e.g. The crisis faced over the next few months is of an entirely different scale...
             接下來幾個月內將要面臨的危機規(guī)模將是無法相比的。
      e.g. Both world wars were of unquestionable importance as economic events.
             兩次世界大戰(zhàn)都是重要性無可置疑的經濟事件。

17. （用于說明數(shù)量、價值或年齡）
      You use of to specify an amount, value, or age.

      e.g. Last Thursday, Nick announced record revenues of $3.4 billion...
             上個星期四，尼克宣布公司收入創(chuàng)下34億美元的紀錄。
      e.g. He has been sentenced to a total of 21 years in prison since 1973...
             自1973年以來，他已總共被判21年監(jiān)禁。

18. （用于年、月等名詞后表示狀態(tài)或活動的持續(xù)時間）
      You use of after a noun such as 'month' or 'year' to indicate the length of time that some state or activity continues.

      e.g. ...eight bruising years of war...
             艱苦卓絕的8年戰(zhàn)爭
      e.g. The project has gone through nearly a dozen years of planning.
             該項目已歷經近12年的規(guī)劃。

19. （表示時間離某一鐘點差幾分）在…之前
      You can use of to say what time it is by indicating how many minutes there are before the hour mentioned.

      e.g. At about a quarter of eight in the evening Joe Urber calls...
             大約晚上8點差一刻的時候，喬·烏爾貝爾打來電話。
      e.g. We got to the beach at five of one in the afternoon.
             我們下午1點差5分的時候到達海灘。