“of+抽象名詞”的用法說(shuō)明

“of+抽象名詞”的用法與形容詞用法相同，在句中可作表語(yǔ)、定語(yǔ)、補(bǔ)語(yǔ)。在抽象名詞(如use, value, help, importance, difference等)前面可用little, some, any, no, great, not much 等修飾;有的可用同根形容詞代替，如：

The work I am doing is not of much value. 我做的工作沒(méi)有多大價(jià)值。

His speech is of little significance. 他的講話毫不重要。

It is of greatest consequence. 它極為重要。

It’s an invention of great importance. 這是一項(xiàng)非常重要的發(fā)明。

Don’t follow the way of least resistance. 不要走最省力氣的路。

I regard this as of great importance. 我認(rèn)為這個(gè)具有重要意義。

The work I am doing is not of much value. 我做的工作沒(méi)有什么價(jià)值。

The experience gained will be of great value to us. 取得的經(jīng)驗(yàn)對(duì)我們將很有價(jià)值。

The economics of national growth are of the greatest importance to all modern governments. 國(guó)民經(jīng)濟(jì)增長(zhǎng)的情況對(duì)所有現(xiàn)代政府至關(guān)重要。

In recent years it has hardly been the source of much national pride. 在最近幾年，這幾乎未成為激發(fā)極大民族自豪感的源泉