介詞of 與 from

一. 介系詞of, from 與be made連用,皆可表示,of用以說(shuō)明質(zhì)料,多接wood等物質(zhì)名詞;from用以說(shuō)明所指質(zhì)料從外觀上已看不出原來(lái)樣子。

The table is made of marble.

這桌子是大理石做的。

That is butter. It is made from milk.

那是嬭油，是用嬭做的。

The liquor is made from wheat.

這酒是用小麥釀制的。

二. Of, from可以與動(dòng)詞hear連用，但意義不同。

Hear of 聽(tīng)說(shuō)…?？梢允锹?tīng)別人說(shuō)起，也可以是從書(shū)籍報(bào)刊上讀到過(guò)的事或了解的情況。

Hear from 收到…來(lái)信，收到…消息。它不是指具躰接到信件，而是指得到音信、信息。

I haven't heard from you for ages.

我很久沒(méi)有你的消息了。

Butter? I have never heard of this name.

嬭油？我從沒(méi)聽(tīng)說(shuō)過(guò)這個(gè)名字。

Liquor made from wheat? I have never heard of this before.

小麥釀制的酒？我還從未聽(tīng)說(shuō)。