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辨析英语近似词汇:in favour of,in favour with

  in favour of,in favour with
          这一对片语也不是同义语。
          In favour of的意思有三个:“赞成”、“有利于”和“让位”。例:
          Are you in favour of this new project?
          你是否赞成这个新计划?
          The court ruled in favour of the defendant.(也可写在in the defendant's
favour)
          法庭的裁决对被告有利/判被告胜诉。
          The Prime Minister resigned in favour of a better candidate.
          首相辞职以让位给更合适的人选。
          In favour with的意思是“受到…宠爱”或“得到…好评(或重视)”。例:
          The Chief Executive is now in favour with the people.
          现在行政首长受到市民的爱戴。
          Our plan is not in favour with the authority.
          兰局并不重视我们的方案。
          这里的相反词为 out of favour.例:The sycophant is out of favour with his boss.
          由上列数例可看出,in favour of是表示主动的涵义,即赞成某事或支持某人,对什么有利或让位给谁;in favour
with则表示被动的涵义,即受到或得到某人的好评或重视。
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