首先我们来看下die of和die from的大致意思:
die of:词性为动词短语,表示某人死于某种原因或疾病,后接疾病、状况等
die from:词性为动词短语,表示某人死于某种外部原因,后接外伤、事故等
通过下面的表格我们了解下die of和die from的含义、发音和用法
接下来让我们看下die of和die from的用法区别:
1.含义区别:die of指因疾病或状况而死,而die from指因外部原因而死
例子:
- He died of cancer.
(他死于癌症)
- She died from a car accident.
(她死于车祸)
2.语法结构:die of后接疾病或状况,die from后接外伤或事故
例子:
- He died of hunger.
(他死于饥饿)
- He died from drowning.
(他死于溺水)
3.语气区别:die of强调死因,die from强调外部原因
例子:
- He died of malaria.
(他死于疟疾)
- He died from a fire.
(他死于火灾)
4.常用搭配:die of常与常见疾病和状况搭配,die from常与外伤和事故搭配
例子:
- He died of old age.
(他死于老年)
- He died from a gunshot wound.
(他死于枪伤)