Back 有四个词性,跟组成它的字母的个数一样,可谓是一个大词了,所以难免被人寄予厚望,不过确实 back 的用法确实弥补了很多的缺口,是一枚猛将兄,而且据错误统计,真正应用自如的人很少。
Behind sb's back 是一个介词短语,它的字面意思是“在别人的背后”,指的是在物理位置上的背后,其中的 back 意为“背部,背”等,例如:
They had their hands tied behind their backs.
他们双手被反剪起来。
Would you please help move the table behind my back?
请你帮我把桌子移到我背后好吗?
在挖掘 behind sb's back 的深层含义之前,先整整 behind 和 back 之间的恩怨。其实它们还是有一定渊源的,而且很多人被 behind 和 at the back 的区别所困。它们的区别用一句话就可以理清,那就是 behind 指在后面,但不是其中的部分,而 at the back 包含,例如:
Our room was at the back of the hotel.
我们的房间在旅馆靠后面的地方。
There’s a lovely wood just behind our hotel.
在我们旅馆的后面就有一片美丽的树林。
现在可以顺理成章地挥洒一下你的想象力,你就会发现 behind sb's back 还是深藏不露的,它可以用来比喻背着某人或私下,非常形象贴切,在句中作状语。那么背着别人能做什么?用脚趾头想都知道,背着别人肯定是做不好的事,那事实也是这样的,例如:Have you been talking about me behind my back?I can't believe you were gossiping about me behind my back!Tom will be upset that we already made the decision behind his back.
虽然 behind sb's back 的寓意不容易被忘记,但是若能与它的反义词 to sb's face 结合起来记忆就完美了,看一篇文章学两个短语,相信也不会吃亏。To sb's face,意为“当着某人的面”,那基本上就是正人君子所为了,例如:
He was too old and he had to step aside. But who was going to say so to his face?No one would ever say anything to my face at school because they were scared of me.无论如何做人不能玩阴的,不然总有一天会算来算去算到自己头上的。
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