介词是一种虚词,不能独立 充当句子成分,通常用于名词、名词词组或相当于名词词组的结构之前,表不词语之间的意义关系。介词能和不同的词语搭配,表示不同的意义。
第一节 介词的分类
按照介词的构成形式,可以将介词大致分为四类:
一、简单介词
由一个词构成的介词被称为简单介词,英语中的很多简单介词与其他词连用构成了不同的表达法。例如:
After much consideration we accept his offer.
经过多方面考虑,我们接受了他的报价。
She came to Beijing at eighteen.
她十八岁来到北京。
常用的简单介词有:about, above, across, after, again, along,among, at, before, behind, below, beneath, between, beyond, but, by, despite, down, during, except, in, on, for, from, like, near, of, over, past, round, since, till, to, through, toward(s), under, until, up, with,inside,outside,throughout, into, without,within 等。<