① hear of意為“聽(tīng)說(shuō),聽(tīng)到,得到消息”,指從別人那里間接得知。
I have heard of her arrival. 我聽(tīng)說(shuō)她已經(jīng)到了。
I have never heard of him since then. 自那以后,我沒(méi)有聽(tīng)到關(guān)于他的音訊。
② hear from意為“收到……的來(lái)信,得到……的消息”,其賓語(yǔ)可以是人或物,并可用于被動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài)。
She seldom hears from him. 她很少收到他的來(lái)信。
She hears from America every month. 她每個(gè)月都會(huì)收到美國(guó)的來(lái)信。
She hasn't heard from hometown for years. 她好幾年沒(méi)有得到家鄉(xiāng)的音訊了。
The man disappeared a year ago,never to be heard from again. 那人一年前失蹤了,再也沒(méi)有得到他的音訊。
③ 表示“聽(tīng)到,聽(tīng)說(shuō)”時(shí),hear of有時(shí)可同hear about換用,但hear about表示知道得更詳細(xì)、具體。
I have heard about/of his achievement in the field. 我聽(tīng)說(shuō)過(guò)他在這個(gè)領(lǐng)域的成就。
④ will not hear of中的hear of不可譯為“聽(tīng)見(jiàn)”,句中的will或would是情態(tài)動(dòng)詞,表示“愿意,想”,will not hear of表示“拒絕考慮,不同意”,這種結(jié)構(gòu)中的of后可加名詞或動(dòng)名詞。
I won't hear of such a plan. 我不同意這樣的計(jì)劃。
He wouldn't hear of doing it that way. 他不同意那樣做。
The landlord would not hear of reducing the tenant's rent. 房東拒絕考慮少收房客的租金。