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复杂介词 ? 复杂介词（COMPLEX PREPOSITION）,又叫多词介词,指由两个或两个以上单词构成的起介词作用的结构。这类结构可以包含两个、三个甚至四个单词，分别简称为双词介词（TWO-WORD PREPOSITION）、三词介词（THREE-WORD PREPOSITION）和四词介词（FOUR-WORD PREPOSITION）.? 1、 双词介词 ??? 双词介词指由两个单词构的复杂介词 ahead of instead of? apropos of irrespective of? as to next to? because of owing to? but for previous(ly) to? care of regardless of? close to save for? devoid of thanks to? due to what with ??? 例如： ? Apropos of (关于) higher tuition, Mr Black told the boy about the educational loans(教育贷款)that banks are offering ? She never would have been able to make a success of the dining-room but for (要不是)the kindness and assistance of the men.? ? Youd better try writing to Jane care of the BBC (由BBC 转交). Theyll probably send the letter on to her.? ? The big auditorium was oddly silent except for(除了)a few scattered giggles.? ? It is a good book save for the last chapter.? ? What with drink and what with fright(一方面由于醉酒，一方面由于害怕)，he did not know much about the facts. 2、 三词介词 ??? 三词介词指由三个单词构成的复杂介词? at variance with in line with? by arrangement with in place of? by force of in point of? by means of in return for? by reason of in search of? by way of in spite of? for fear of in terms of? for lack of in store for? in addition to in view of? in/on behalf of on account of? in case of on/ under pain of? in comparison with on top of? in connection with under cover of? in contrast to/with under/on(the)pretence of? in consequence of with/without reference to? in danger of with/without regard to? in defiance of with respect to? in doubt of without prejudice to ??? 例如： ?Harry achieved his aim by force of (由于)sheer determination.? ? In consequence of(由于)the shipwreck many families were in mourning.? ? In point of composition(就文章而言)，her letter does not seem defective.? ? In defiance of( 违抗)the order to finish the work. Joe went away leaving half of it undone.? ? In terms of sentence-structure (在句子结构方面)，legal sentences are, almost without exception, complex.