介词短语作定语的同义转换
2024-12-16 19:14:42 学考宝 作者：佚名
问题描述
Cramped airline seats are a top complaint of air travelers these days.
前提：一定是在句子所有词都不变换的前提下，只把介词定语of air travelers变化成其他可能的介词短语进行修饰complaint.谢谢老师的回答。
老师答疑
曹老师：
complaint是由动词complain转变而来的名词。air travellers是原来动词的逻辑主语。of介词在此虽然是定语，但表示的是逻辑主谓关系。和of这种用法类似的介词有by(表示动作发出者）和from（表示来源，来自于...）。但在此句中，用by或from替换of,在意义上似乎可行，但在实际语言中似乎又很少会有人这么说。
a top complaint by passengers
a top complaint from business people
a top complaint to the airlines
a top complaint above all
a top complaint among all the complaints
曾老师：
句中的of宜改为from或among。如：
The top complaint from Internet users was property prices going beyond affordability.网民们最大的抱怨是房地产价格高居不下，超过人们的实际承受能力。
The road-works caused much complaint among local residents. 修路引起周围居民很多怨言。
▲《英语介词习语词典》有如下解释：
抱怨、控诉的内容、诉说患何种病，用of表示（例如：complain of a headache主诉头疼，complaint of the cold抱怨寒冷，complaint of illtreatment控诉虐待）。
对抱怨的事物更为概括的陈述，则用about（例如：She is continually complaining about the neighbours.他不断抱怨邻居。English people are always complaining about the weather.英国人总是抱怨天气）。向谁诉苦，则用to表示，例如：The costomer complained to the manager of the discourtesy of an assiistant.顾客向经理控告一个营业员失礼。
complain[名词]同样接用上述各介词。也可以说：A complaint is made or lodged against a person.控告某人。
▲《朗文当代英语词典》有如下解释：
complaint about
Keating was dismissed after complaints about the quality of his work.
complaint of
complaints of police brutality
complaint from/to
complaints from local residents
a complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority
complaint against
All complaints against police officers are carefully investigated.
