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名人教英文:by ... of ...

早前介绍词组结构 at the... of someone 和 to the... of someone,这次谈谈 by... of...。
by dint of 和 by virtue of 都有「凭着」的意思,但前者通常表示凭着努力(due to the efforts of something)。dint 是古字,有 force 或 effort 的意思,现在只用于 by dint of 这个词组之中。例如:amy got into the university of hong kong by dint of hard work.
by virtue of 则可泛指基于某些原因或条件(because of something)。例如:amy became an american citizen by virtue of her birth in the united states.

by means of 解作透过某些方法(by using something)。例如:amy paid for college by means of a student loan.

by courtesy of 是套语。courtesy 一般解作「礼貌」、「礼节」,但 by courtesy of 则用来表示「承蒙……赞助/提供/允许使用」。例如:


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