of

prep.属于(某人); 关于(某人); 属于(某物); (某事)部分的; 关于(某物); 出身于(某背景); 住在(某地)

牛津词典

prep.

属于（某人）；关于（某人）belonging to sb; relating to sb

a friend of mine我的一个朋友

the love of a mother for her child母亲对孩子的爱

the role of the teacher教师的角色

Can't you throw out that old bike of Tommy's?难道你就不能把汤米那辆旧自行车给扔掉？

the paintings of Monet莫奈的画作

属于（某物）；（某事）部分的；关于（某物）belonging to sth; being part of sth; relating to sth

the lid of the box盒子盖

the director of the company公司的董事

a member of the team一名队员

the result of the debate辩论的结果

出身于（某背景）；住在（某地）coming from a particular background or living in a place

a woman of Italian descent意大利裔女子

the people of Wales威尔士人民

关于，反映（某人或某事）concerning or showing sb/sth

a story of passion爱情故事

a photo of my dog我那只狗的照片

a map of India印度地图

（用于表示性质、组成或涵盖）即，由…组成used to say what sb/sth is, consists of, or contains

the city of Dublin都柏林市

the issue of housing住房问题

a crowd of people一群人

a glass of milk一杯牛奶

（用于表示计量、时间或年龄等）used with measurements and expressions of time, age, etc.

2 kilos of potatoes两公斤马铃薯

an increase of 2%2%的增长

a girl of 1212岁的女孩

the fourth of July七月四日

the year of his birth他出生的那一年

We would often have a walk of an evening.我们过去常在晚上散步。

（常用在some、a few等词语之后，表示人或物的所属）属于…的used to show sb/sth belongs to a group, often after some , a few , etc.

some of his friends他的几位朋友

a few of the problems其中的几个问题

the most famous of all the stars最知名的一位明星

（表示人或事的时空位置）在，当used to show the position of sth/sb in space or time

just north of Detroit就在底特律以北

at the time of the revolution在革命的年代

at a quarter of eleven tonight (= 10.45 p.m.) 在今晚十一点差一刻

（用于由动词转化的名词之后，of之后的名词可以是受动者，也可以是施动者）used after nouns formed from verbs. The noun after ‘of’ can be either the object or the subject of the action.

the arrival of the police (= they arrive) 警察的到来

criticism of the police (= they are criticized) 对警察的批评

fear of the dark对黑暗的惧怕

the howling of the wind狂风的呼啸

（用于某些动词后，后接动作所涉及的人或事）used after some verbs before mentioning sb/sth involved in the action

to deprive sb of sth剥夺某人的东西

He was cleared of all blame.他所受的一切责难都澄清了。

Think of a number, any number.想一个数字，随便一个。

（用于某些形容词后，后接与感情相关的人或事）因为，由于used after some adjectives before mentioning sb/sth that a feeling relates to

to be proud of sth为某事自豪

（用于对某人的行为发表看法）used to give your opinion of sb's behaviour

It was kind of you to offer.感谢你的好意。

（用于一个名词修饰另一个名词时）used when one noun describes a second one

Where's that idiot of a boy (= the boy that you think is stupid) ?那个傻小子在哪儿？

柯林斯词典

In addition to the uses shown below, of is used after some verbs, nouns, and adjectives in order to introduce extra information. Of is also used in phrasal prepositions such as ‘because of’, ‘instead of’ and ‘in spite of’, and in phrasal verbs such as ‘make of’ and ‘dispose of’.除下列用法外，of 可以用在某些动词、名词和形容词之后引出附加信息。of 还可用于 because of,instead of, in spite of 等短语介词和 make of, dispose of 等短语动词中。

PREP （用于连接两个名词，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.The average age of the women interviewed was only 21.5.参加面试的女性平均年龄才21.5岁。

...the population of this town...该镇的人口

The aim of the course is to help students to comprehend the structure of contemporary political and social systems.这门课程旨在帮助学生了解当代政治与社会体制的结构。

PREP （用于连接两个名词或名词与现在分词，其中后者对前者进行界定或补充信息）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.Would you say what you felt was a feeling of betrayal?...你是否觉得有一种被人出卖的感觉？

She let out a little cry of pain.她疼得轻呼了一声。

...the problem of a national shortage of teachers.全国性教师短缺问题

...a vague notion of democracy.模糊的民主概念

...the recession of 1974-75...1974至1975年的经济萧条

This has been a good chance of meeting up with everyone again.这是一个和大家再次见面的好机会。

PREP （用于指称动作的名词后说明该动作的对象或主体）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....the reduction of trade union power inside the party.党内工会权力的削弱

...the assessment of future senior managers.对未来高级经理的评估

...the death of their father.他们父亲的死

...the Marriage of Figaro.《费加罗的婚礼》

PREP （用于指称数量或组群的词和短语后表示计量的对象）You use of after words and phrases referring to quantities or groups of things to indicate the substance or thing that is being measured....7.6 litres of pure alcohol.7.6升纯酒精

...a few kilometres of new roads.几公里新修道路

...dozens of people.几十个人

...billions of dollars.数十亿美元

...groups of protestors.成群结队的抗议者

...a collection of short stories...短篇小说集

A flock of birds flew towards us slowly from far away.一群鸟儿从远处朝我们缓缓飞来。

PREP （用于人或事物的名称后引出其所属或相关的机构或地方）You use of after the name of someone or something to introduce the institution or place they belong to or are connected with....the Prince of Wales.威尔士亲王

...the Finance Minister of Bangladesh.孟加拉国财政部长

...the superb rock-hewn Cave Temples of Badami.巧夺天工的巴达米石窟庙群

PREP （用于指称容器的名词后，说明容器及其所含物）You use of after a noun referring to a container to form an expression referring to the container and its contents.We could all do with a cup of tea...要是能给我们都来杯茶就好了。

Conder opened another bottle of wine...康德又开了一瓶酒。

Marta drank a glass of juice.玛尔塔喝了一杯果汁。

...a box of tissues.一盒纸巾

...a packet of cigarettes.一盒香烟

...a roomful of people.一屋子人

PREP （用在可数名词后、不可数名词前表示某一单个物品）You use of after a count noun and before an uncount noun when you want to talk about an individual piece or item....a blade of grass...一片草叶

Marina ate only one slice of bread...玛丽娜只吃了一片面包。

With a stick of chalk he wrote her order on a blackboard.他用一截粉笔将她的指示写在黑板上。

PREP （表示材料或成分）由…制成（或组成）的You use of to indicate the materials or things that form something....local decorations of wood and straw.用木头和稻草制成的本地饰品

...loose-fitting garments of linen.宽松的亚麻布衣服

...a mixture of paint-thinner and petrol.油漆稀释剂与汽油的混合物

PREP （用于名词后表示其为某事物的一部分）You use of after a noun which specifies a particular part of something, to introduce the thing that it is a part of....the other side of the square...广场另一侧

We had almost reached the end of the street.我们几乎到了街的尽头。

...the beginning of the year...一年的开始

Edward disappeared around 9.30pm on the 23rd of July.爱德华失踪于7月23号晚上9点30分左右。

...the core of the problem.问题的核心

PREP （用于某些动词后表示动作所涉及的人或事物）关于，由于You use of after some verbs to indicate someone or something else involved in the action.He'd been dreaming of her...他一直梦见她。

Listen, I shall be thinking of you always...听着，我会永远记得你的。

Her parents did not approve of her decision...父母不赞成她的决定。

The Americans cannot accuse him of ignoring the problem...美国人不能指责他对问题置之不理。

The elderly relative had died of old age.这位年事已高的亲戚得享天年。

PREP （用于某些形容词后表示与情感或特性相关的事物）对，为You use of after some adjectives to indicate the thing that a feeling or quality relates to.I have grown very fond of Alec...我越来越喜欢亚力克。

His father was quite naturally very proud of him...他父亲自然为他感到无比骄傲。

I think everyone was scared of her...我想大家都很怕她。

She would be guilty of betraying her own mother.她会犯下背叛自己母亲的错误。

PREP （用于指称施动者的单词前说明对该动作的看法）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.This has been so nice, so terribly kind of you...您这么做真是太好心，太令我们感激不尽了。

I suppose it's stupid of us not to be able to make up our own minds...我们自己都没办法拿定主意，这真是太傻了。

That's certainly very generous of you Tony.托尼，你真是慷慨大方。

PREP （用于描述名词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....an awkward, slow-moving giant of a man.举止笨拙、行动迟缓的巨人般的男子

PREP （表示程度）更大/较小程度上的…If something is more of or less of a particular thing, it is that thing to a greater or smaller degree.Your extra fat may be more of a health risk than you realize...多余的脂肪对健康的威胁可能比你意识到的要大。

As time goes by, sleeping becomes less of a problem.随着时间的推移，睡眠逐渐不再成为问题。

PREP （表示某人或某事物具有的特点或特性）You use of to indicate a characteristic or quality that someone or something has....the worth of their music.他们音乐的价值

...the creaminess of her skin...她皮肤的光滑细腻

She is a woman of enviable beauty.她的美貌令人艳羡。

...a matter of overwhelming importance...至关重要的事情

The new deal was considered to be the most generous of its kind.这一新交易被认为是同类交易中最大的一笔。

PREP （用于be动词后表示某人或某事物具有的特点或特性）You use of after the verb 'be' to indicate a characteristic or quality that someone or something has.The crisis faced over the next few months is of an entirely different scale...接下来几个月内将要面临的危机规模将是无法相比的。

Both world wars were of unquestionable importance as economic events.两次世界大战都是重要性无可置疑的经济事件。

PREP （用于说明数量、价值或年龄）You use of to specify an amount, value, or age.Last Thursday, Nick announced record revenues of $3.4 billion...上个星期四，尼克宣布公司收入创下34亿美元的纪录。

He has been sentenced to a total of 21 years in prison since 1973...自1973年以来，他已总共被判21年监禁。

The last figures so far this year indicate a rise of 13.8%.今年到目前为止的最新数据显示增长了13.8%。

...young people under the age of 16 years...16岁以下的青少年

I feel like a girl of 18.我感觉自己像个18岁的小姑娘。

PREP （用于年、月等名词后表示状态或活动的持续时间）You use of after a noun such as 'month' or 'year' to indicate the length of time that some state or activity continues....eight bruising years of war...艰苦卓绝的8年战争

The project has gone through nearly a dozen years of planning.该项目已历经近12年的规划。

PREP （表示时间离某一钟点差几分）在…之前You can use of to say what time it is by indicating how many minutes there are before the hour mentioned.At about a quarter of eight in the evening Joe Urber calls...大约晚上8点差一刻的时候，乔·乌尔贝尔打来电话。

We got to the beach at five of one in the afternoon.我们下午1点差5分的时候到达海滩。

双语例句

The aim of the course is to help students to comprehend the structure of contemporary political and social systems. 这门课程旨在帮助学生了解当代政治与社会体制的结构。

Would you say what you felt was a feeling of betrayal? 你是否觉得有一种被人出卖的感觉？

She let out a little cry of pain. 她疼得轻呼了一声。

This has been a good chance of meeting up with everyone again. 这是一个和大家再次见面的好机会。

A flock of birds flew towards us slowly from far away. 一群鸟儿从远处朝我们缓缓飞来。

We could all do with a cup of tea 要是能给我们都来杯茶就好了。

Marta drank a glass of juice. 玛尔塔喝了一杯果汁。

Marina ate only one slice of bread 玛丽娜只吃了一片面包。

With a stick of chalk he wrote her order on a blackboard. 他用一截粉笔将她的指示写在黑板上。

We had almost reached the end of the street. 我们几乎到了街的尽头。

Edward disappeared around 9.30pm on the 23rd of July. 爱德华失踪于7月23号晚上9点30分左右。

He'd been dreaming of her 他一直梦见她。

Her parents did not approve of her decision 父母不赞成她的决定。

The elderly relative had died of old age. 这位年事已高的亲戚得享天年。

His father was quite naturally very proud of him 他父亲自然为他感到无比骄傲。

I think everyone was scared of her 我想大家都很怕她。

She would be guilty of betraying her own mother. 她会犯下背叛自己母亲的错误。

I suppose it's stupid of us not to be able to make up our own minds 我们自己都没办法拿定主意，这真是太傻了。

That's certainly very generous of you Tony. 托尼，你真是慷慨大方。

Your extra fat may be more of a health risk than you realize 多余的脂肪对健康的威胁可能比你意识到的要大。

As time goes by, sleeping becomes less of a problem. 随着时间的推移，睡眠逐渐不再成为问题。

She is a woman of enviable beauty. 她的美貌令人艳羡。

The new deal was considered to be the most generous of its kind. 这一新交易被认为是同类交易中最大的一笔。

The crisis faced over the next few months is of an entirely different scale 接下来几个月内将要面临的危机规模将是无法相比的。

Both world wars were of unquestionable importance as economic events. 两次世界大战都是重要性无可置疑的经济事件。

Last Thursday, Nick announced record revenues of$ 3.4 billion 上个星期四，尼克宣布公司收入创下34亿美元的纪录。

The last figures so far this year indicate a rise of 13.8%. 今年到目前为止的最新数据显示增长了13.8%。

The project has gone through nearly a dozen years of planning. 该项目已历经近12年的规划。

At about a quarter of eight in the evening Joe Urber calls 大约晚上8点差一刻的时候，乔·乌尔贝尔打来电话。

习惯用语

prep.

of all

（用于名词前，表示某事着实令人吃惊）竟然，偏偏used before a noun to say that sth is very surprising

I'm surprised that you of all people should say that.所有人当中你竟然那么说，真让我吃惊！

of all the…

（用以表示愤怒）used to express anger

Of all the nerve!竟然如此厚颜无耻！