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名人教你讲英文:At / To the... of someone

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名人教英文:at / to the... of someone

at the... of someone 和 to the... of someone 都是英文常见的词组结构。at the... of someone 或 at someone's... 本身没有特定意思,整个词组的意思取决于配什么字。以下是一些较常见的例子。

at the expense of someone/something,意谓「以(损害/牺牲)……为代价」,如:
in the face of the debt crisis, many european countries have to cut budgets at the expense of social welfare programs.

at the mercy of somebody/something 即「受……摆布」,如:japan's earthquake in 2011 showed that all human beings, whether rich or poor, are at the mercy of mother nature.

at someone's discretion 即「由……决定」,如:the thief's sentence is at the discretion of the court.

at someone's disposal 即「可供……使用」。如:with limited resources at their disposal, small and medium-sized enterprises often find it difficult to raise their productivity.

at someone's command 的意思是掌握某种技能或资源,能够运用自如。常见的写法为 have/with something at someone's command。如:he has a rich english vocabulary at his command.

at someone's request /invitation 即「应……的要求/邀请」。如:
?the meeting was arranged at the manager's request.

?south korean president park geun-hye will visit the united states at the invitation of president barack obama.


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