相似词语辨析【88】in (the) possession of
<p> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="possession">possession</span> <span word="of">of</span>，<span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="possession">possession</span> <span word="of">of</span></p><p> 这一对片语都表示占有之意，但前者表示主动意义，后者表示被动涵义。为此，前者一般译作占有，后者译为被占有或为所有。例：</p><p> <span word="Who">Who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="possession">possession</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="estate">estate</span>？</p><p> 这是谁的地产？</p><p> <span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="university">university</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="possession">possession</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span>．</p><p> 现在那些楼房是属于我们大学的。</p><p> 试比较下例：</p><p> <span word="Those">Those</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="possession">possession</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="university">university</span>．</p><p> 现在那些楼房归我们大学所有。</p><p> 从上例可见，第二和第三个例句意义相同，但表达方式不一样。另一个近似的片语是<span word="come">come</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="possession">possession</span>，其义为落入某人之手，如：</p><p> <span word="That">That</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="painting">painting</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="possession">possession</span>．</p><p> 那幅名画已落入他的手。</p><p> 在英语里，类似区别的片语尚有 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="charge">charge</span> <span word="of">of</span>和 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="charge">charge</span> <span word="of">of</span>；前者表示管理，后者表示在管理之下。例：</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="supervisor">supervisor</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="charge">charge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="team">team</span>．</p><p> 那主管负责管理全组工作人员。</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="charge">charge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="foreman">foreman</span>．</p><p> 工人由工头管理。</p><p> </p>
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