-
介词
in, on,
at
在表示时间时的用法区别
in
时间长
on
某一点
at
时间短
①in
时间范围大(一天以上)如:
in Tanuary,
in winter, in 1999;
泛指在上
午,下午,
晚上,如:
in the
morning(afternoon, evening).
习惯用法:
in the
daytime
在白天。
②on
指在某一天或某一天的上午
,下午,晚上,如:
on Monday, on Sunday
afternoon, on July 1, 1999
③at
时间最短,一般表示点时间
,如
at six o’clock, at three
thirty.习惯
用法:
at night, at
noon, at
this time of year.
in, on
和
at
在表达时间方面的区别
in
表示在某年、某季节、某月、某周、某天和某段时间
in a
year
在一年中
in spring
在春季
in September
在九月
in a week
在一周中
in the morningafternoonevening
在上午下午傍晚
但在中午,在夜晚则用
at
noonnight
on
表示某一天或某一天的某段时间
on Monday
在周一
on Monday afternoon
在周一下午
on March 7th
在
3
月
7
日
on March 7th, 1998.
在
1998
年
3
月
7
日
on the morning of March
7th, 1998.
在
1998
年
3
月
7
日上午
at
表示某个具体时刻。
at eight o’clock
在
8
点钟
at this time of the year
在一年中的这个时候
at the moment
在那一时刻
at that time
在那时
注意:在英语中,如果时间名词前用
this, last,
next
等修饰时,像这样的表
示,“在某时”的时间短语前
,并不需要任何介词。
例如:
last month, last week,
this year, this week, next year, the next
day, the
next
year
等。
1
.What’s the weather like
in springsummerautumnwinter in your
country
你们国家春天夏天秋天冬天的天气怎么样?
in
在年、月、周较长时间内
in a week
在里面
in the
room
用某种语言
in
English
穿着
in
red
on
某日、某日的上下午
on Sunday afternoon
在……上面
on the
desk
靠吃……为生
live on rice
关于
a book on Physics
〔误〕
We got to the top of the mountain in
daybreak.
〔正〕
We got to the top of the
mountain at day break.
〔析〕
at
用于具体时刻之前,如:
sunrise,
midday, noon, sunset,
midnight,
night
。
〔误〕
Don't sleep at
daytime
〔正〕
Don't sleep in
daytime.
〔析〕
in
要用于较长的一段时间之内,如:
in the
morning afternoon,
或
in the week month
year.
或
in spring supper autumn
winter
等等。
〔误〕
We visited the old man
in Sunday afternoon.
〔正〕
We visited the old man
on Sunday afternoon.
〔析〕
in the morning, in the
afternoon
如果在这两个短语中加入任何修饰
词其前
面的介词都要改为
on,
如:
on
a cold
morning, on the morning of
July 14th
〔误〕
He became a writter at
his twenties
〔正〕
He became a writter in
his twenties
〔析〕
这句话应译为:他在
20
多岁时就成了作家。在某人的一段生活时间段中
要用介词
in
来表示,而在具体岁数时用
< br>at
来表示。
〔误〕
He went to New York to
find a job in sixteen years old.
〔正〕
He went to
New York to find a job at sixteen.
〔析〕
在具体年岁前用
at,
如:
at the age of
12
,
at your
age
,
等等。
〔误〕
We went to swim in the
river in a very hot day.
〔正〕
We went to swim in the
river on a very hot day.
〔析〕
具体某一天要用介词
on,
又如:
on New Year's
Day
〔误〕
I'm looking forward to
seeing you on Christmas.
〔正〕
I'm looking for ward to
seeing you at Christmas.
〔析〕
在节日的当天用
on
,而全部节日期间用
at,Christmas
是圣诞节期间,
一般要有两周或更长的时间。
< br>
〔误〕
I
haven't see you during the summer
holidays.
〔正〕
I haven't seen you since
the beginning of the summer
holidays.
〔析〕
during
表示在某一段时
间之内,所以一般不与完成时搭配,如:
I
visited
a lot of museums during the
holiday.
而
for
表示一段时间,可以用于完成
时,如:
I haven't see you for
a
long time.
而
through
用来表示时间时则为整整,全部的时间。如:
It
rained through the
night.
而
since
则是表达主句动作的起始时间,一般要与完成时连
用。
〔误〕
At entering the
classroom, I heard the good news.
〔正〕
On entering
the classroom, I heard the good news.
〔析〕
On
< br>加动名词表示一……就。本句的译文应是:我一进入教室就听见这个
好消息了。又
如:on hearing… 一听见,
on arrival
一到达就……(on
表示动作的名
词
)
〔误〕
In the beginning of the
book, there are some interesting
stories.
〔正〕
At the beginning of the
book, there are some interesting
stories.
〔析〕
at the
begining
与
at the end
都是指某事物的开始与结束部分,均不
指时间范围,而
in
the beginning
则是指开始一段时间。
in the
end
=
at
last
是指最终,终于之意。