中文裡面沒有介係詞,因此介係詞對於學生來說往往是最困難的部分之一,但是其實介係詞有兩種,一種是常用的時間或地點介係詞,例如:on Monday, in the house,另外一種則是搭配動詞、形容詞或名詞使用的介係詞,例如:He bought the rice for me. He's excited about the match. It has a big influence on my family.,第一種是有機可循的,而第二種則必須靠不停重複使用,才能記住。
今天要特別針對第一種的「時間介係詞」來講解
in + 超過一天的時間
1. 世紀:
in 19th century 在19世紀
The castle was built in 19th century.
in 1900s 19世紀 (讀法:nineteen hundreds)
The teaching method was widely used in 1900s.
2. 十年
in a decade 十年內
No one knows what will happen in a decade.
3. 年
in 2000 在2000年
He was born in 2000.
4. 季節
in summer夏/ spring春/ winter冬/ autumn秋
It's very hot in Taiwan in summer.
5. 月
in January一月/ February二月/ March三月/ April四月/ May五月/ June六月/ July七月/ August八月/ September九月/ October十月/ November十一月/ December十二月
He was born in January.
6. 週
in a week 一週內
The essay is due in a week.
*7. 例外
in the morning早上/ afternoon中午/ evening晚上
I had 3 classes in the morning.
on + 一天以內
1. 星期幾
on Monday週一/ Tuesday週二/ Wednesday週三/ Thursday週四/ Friday週五/ Saturday週六/ Sunday週日
We went out on Monday.
*指每週固定的習慣請+s
on Mondays每週一/ Tuesdays每週二/ Wednesdays 每週三/ Thursdays 每週四/ Fridays每週五/ Saturdays 每週六/ Sundays 每週日
*若遇到其他東西搭配星期使用,一律用介系詞on
He broke up with his girlfriend on Monday morning.
2. 節日
on Christmas聖誕節/ Thanksgiving 感恩節/ New Year's Eve跨年夜/ Halloween萬聖節🎃/ Valentine's Day情人節/Birthday 生日
We always eat turkey on Thanksgiving.
*若遇到其他東西搭配節日使用,一律用介系詞on
3. 日期
We will get married on 10th September.
註:在美國會把月份放前面,在英國和澳洲會把日期放月份前面
4. 例外 weekend 週末 (有兩天)
We don't have to work on weekends.
*long weekend 有跨週末的連假
*At the weekend 在澳洲新聞中常常會使用的用法 (感謝澳洲朋友Addy)
at +一個瞬間
1. 時間
The class is at 10.
2. noon中午/ night 晚上/ midnight半夜十二點
I woke up at midnight.
3. sunrise日出/sunset日落
Let’s meet at sunset.
4. at the moment 現在
I am not busy at the moment.
*鍵盤對話中常常把at the moment 直接縮寫打成atm
5. at that time 當時
He wasn't home at that time.
before在之前/after在之後
當這兩個字出現時,後面可能會是一個單字或一個子句,若出現一個單字(或組字)時他們會是介系詞。
He always goes home before sunset.
不需要介系詞
1.this 這個
What would you like to do this Saturday.
2. last上個/ next下個
Let's go out next weekend.
3.every 每個
I have a cheeseburger every morning.
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參考資料:Cambridge dictionary
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介系詞真的是搞死我了,這種比較簡單的還好,很多都沒有依據(桑薪)