prep.

1. ……的，屬於
   One of the legs of the table is broken.

   桌子的一條腿壞了。

   Mr. Brown is a friend of mine.

   布朗先生是我的朋友。

2. 用……做成的；由……製成
   The house is of stone.

   這房子是石建的。

3. 含有……的；裝有……的
4. ……之中的；……的成員
   Of all the students in this class, Tom is the best.

   在這個班級中，湯姆是最優秀的。

5. 表示同位
   He came to New York at the age of ten.

   他在十歲時來到紐約。

6. 表示受格關係
   He gave a lecture on the use of solar energy.

   他就太陽能的利用作了一場講演。

7. 表示主格關係
   We waited for the arrival of the next bus.

   我們等待下一班汽車的到來。

   I have the complete works of Shakespeare.

   我有莎士比亞全集。

8. 來自……的；出自
   He was a graduate of the University of Hawaii.

   他是夏威夷大學的畢業生。

9. 因為
   Her son died of hepatitis.

   她兒子因患肝炎而死。

10. 在……方面
    My aunt is hard of hearing.

    我姑媽耳朵有點背。

11. 【美】（時間）在……之前
12. 表示具有某種性質
    It is a matter of importance.

    這是一件重要的事。

prep.

1. expressing the relationship between a part and a whole.
2. expressing the relationship between a scale or measure and a value.
   ▸expressing an age.
3. indicating an association between two entities, typically one of belonging.
4. expressing the relationship between a direction and a point of reference.
5. expressing the relationship between a general category and something which belongs to such a category.
6. expressing the relationship between an abstract concept and a noun denoting the subject or object of the underlying verb.
7. indicating the relationship between a verb and an indirect object.
8. indicating the material constituting something.
9. N. Amer. expressing time in relation to the following hour.