of

Pronunciation: [ɒv]

Average Rank: 4

Chinese Translation (中文翻译)
Source: ECDICT

prep. 的, 属于

Detailed Explanations:
  • prep. In a general sense, from, or out from; proceeding from;
  • belonging to; relating to; concerning; -- used in a variety of
  • applications; as:
  • prep. Denoting that from which anything proceeds; indicating
  • origin, source, descent, and the like; as, he is of a race of kings; he
  • is of noble blood.
  • prep. Denoting possession or ownership, or the relation of subject
  • to attribute; as, the apartment of the consul: the power of the king; a
  • man of courage; the gate of heaven.
  • prep. Denoting the material of which anything is composed, or that
  • which it contains; as, a throne of gold; a sword of steel; a wreath of
  • mist; a cup of water.
  • prep. Denoting part of an aggregate or whole; belonging to a
  • number or quantity mentioned; out of; from amongst; as, of this little
  • he had some to spare; some of the mines were unproductive; most of the
  • company.
  • prep. Denoting that by which a person or thing is actuated or
  • impelled; also, the source of a purpose or action; as, they went of
  • their own will; no body can move of itself; he did it of necessity.
  • prep. Denoting reference to a thing; about; concerning; relating
  • to; as, to boast of one's achievements.
  • prep. Denoting nearness or distance, either in space or time;
  • from; as, within a league of the town; within an hour of the appointed
  • time.
  • prep. Denoting identity or equivalence; -- used with a name or
  • appellation, and equivalent to the relation of apposition; as, the
  • continent of America; the city of Rome; the Island of Cuba.
  • prep. Denoting the agent, or person by whom, or thing by which,
  • anything is, or is done; by.
  • prep. Denoting relation to place or time; belonging to, or
  • connected with; as, men of Athens; the people of the Middle Ages; in
  • the days of Herod.
  • prep. Denoting passage from one state to another; from.
  • prep. During; in the course of.
ECDICT Dictionary Data
Collins Rating:
Oxford 3000
Difficulty: BASIC
Exam Tags: zk gk

Word Frequency Rankings

Wikipedia
#2

Formal, encyclopedic, and academic usage

Percentile: 100.0% (Top 100.0% most frequent)
100.0%

Out of 10,000 words in the Wikipedia corpus

TV & Movie Scripts
#9

Conversational and colloquial usage

Percentile: 99.9% (Top 99.9% most frequent)
99.9%

Out of 10,000 words in the TV & Movie Scripts corpus

Project Gutenberg
#2

Classical and literary usage

Percentile: 100.0% (Top 100.0% most frequent)
100.0%

Out of 10,000 words in the Project Gutenberg corpus

Insights

This word appears in 3 corpus/corpora, showing its usage across academic, conversational, and literary contexts.

Usage pattern: Most frequent in Wikipedia, making it particularly important for that context.