9.2.3 A variation from the basic meaning: Keep from …-ing
In expressions such as stop from and keep from, the meaning of from is particularly interesting. For example, at first sight it may be difficult to see how from in (75) and (76) can mean, ⭕→.
(75) I keep away from the dog just in case what she has is contagious.
(76) How to stop a cat from clawing furniture.
Let’s first of all analyze the literal use of from in (75).
Step 1: away from the dog means: 【←dog】.
Step 2: the opposite of this is to the dog, i.e.: 【→dog】.
Step 3: keep away from the dog can be summarized as: 【NOT →dog】.
In example (76), from is used metaphorically but otherwise very much like it is in (75). That is, stop a cat from clawing furniture can be summarized as: 【CAT NOT → claw furniture】. At root, therefore, st... (查看原文)
(24) a. Three unidentified persons…robbed him of his money.
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The history of of in these constructions is particularly complex: of appears to be a rendition into Middle English of the Old English genitive of privation. (查看原文)
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还没人写过短评呢
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