一、详细释义:
phr.
在…后部,在…之后
例句:
There is an appendix at the back of the book.
该书末尾处有一附录。
例句:
Someone must be at the back of this.
一定有人在幕后支持这件事。
二、词义辨析:
after,behind,at the back of
这些词均有“在……后面”之意。after和behind用来表地点时,前者强调的是顺序的先后,而后者侧重方向和位置的前后关系。请比较:The student sat after me.那个学生坐在我后面。(我坐在他前面)。The student sat behind me.那学生坐在我背后。after与behind用于指时间时,前者强调时间的先后顺序,而后者则着重于表示“落后……”或“迟于……”的概念。试比较:Who ruled after James I?詹姆斯一世之后是谁统治的?You are forty minutes behind schedule.你比规定的时间迟了40分钟。after多用于表示因时间上的先后而造成顺序的前后场合,behind则常用于仅指位置上的前后关系。请比较:Please shut the door after you.请随手关门。Please shut the door behind you.请关上你身后的门。at the back of这个前置词短语既可指具体的位置的先后,又可用于指抽象的概念。
三、参考例句:
Plant large cacti at the back of the garden.
将植株较大的仙人掌种在花园的后部。
Someone must be at the back of this.
一定有人在幕后支持这件事。
She coiled her hair at the back of her head.
她把头发盘在脑后。
It had a frill at the back of its head.
在它的头后面有一个褶边。
We sat at the back of the bus.
我们坐在巴士后面。
There is an appendix at the back of the book.
该书末尾处有一附录。
He sits at the back of the classroom.
他坐在教室后面。
The title index is at the back of the book.
书目索引在书的末尾。
There’s a park at the back of his house.
他家后面有个公园。
At the back of his mind was the vague idea that he had met her before.
他隐隐约约地觉得以前曾经见过她。