what is the mean of 'of' ' in my post?

2008-06-28 7:34 am
actually, I should ask whcih defination of the 'of ' in yahoo dictionary does the writer use?

----> He is of average weight <-----


source

Physically, Julián look older than most of other men of his age. He is of average weight, neither too fat nor too thin. He has a lovely plump face with sparkling dark-coloured eyes and a sensual well-shaped mouth. His glossy curly hazel hair falls over his curling eyelashes. He is stunningly handsome. There is something in the way he looks that rivets all women's attention. He is usually dressed casual. He prefers wearing informal, comfortable clothes rather than his "intolerable" suits and "horrible" ties (he hates formal clothing) I do not think I have ever seen him in a perfectly ironed suit.
更新1:

can you just write the sentence above in chinese? i don't know how to use "of" in this situation

回答 (3)

2008-06-29 10:36 am
✔ 最佳答案
"Of" is used to introduce a characteristic or quality

John is a man of great humour.
=> John is of great humour.
=> John has great humour.

You are a person of average weight.
=> You are of average weight.
=> You have an average weight.

It is a diamond of excellent quality.
=> The diamond is of excellent quality.

In the examples above, to be + of suggests a meaning of 是/有. The word following of must be a noun.

It is important for you to finish your homework.
=> It is of importance for you to ...

His advice is not relevant.
=> His advice is of no relevance.

These two examples show that you can substitute to be + adj with to be + of + noun. These are simply different writing styles to represent the same idea.
2008-06-28 6:43 pm
He is of average weight 他是中等體重(的人)
He is of average height 他是中等高度(的人)
He is of average build 他是中等體格/身裁(的人)


of + noun = adjective phrase
e.g.
a man of honour = 一個有榮譽的人
a dress of many colours = 一件彩色的衣服
2008-06-28 12:25 pm
通常average前面preposition都會用on, He is on the average weight.(他的體重平均).
—Idiom





on the or an average, usually; typically: She can read 50 pages an hour, on the average.
如果用of應該係在average之後.....

An average of two students are absent each day.
每天平均有兩個學生缺席。

希望幫到你!
參考: myself


收錄日期: 2021-04-19 17:09:31
原文連結 [永久失效]:
https://hk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080627000051KK02937

檢視 Wayback Machine 備份