of
Pronunciation: [ɒv]
Average Rank: 4
Chinese Translation (中文翻译)
Source: ECDICTprep. 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
Word Frequency Rankings
Wikipedia
#2Formal, encyclopedic, and academic usage
Out of 10,000 words in the Wikipedia corpus
TV & Movie Scripts
#9Conversational and colloquial usage
Out of 10,000 words in the TV & Movie Scripts corpus
Project Gutenberg
#2Classical and literary usage
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.