大學(xué)英語相似詞辨析(86):infavourof,infavourwith

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in favour of,in favour with
    這一對片語也不是同義語。
    In favour of的意思有三個:“贊成”、“有利于”和“讓位”。例:
    Are you in favour of this new project?
    你是否贊成這個新計劃?
    The court ruled in favour of the defendant.(也可寫在in the defendant's favour)
    法庭的裁決對被告有利/判被告勝訴。
    The Prime Minister resigned in favour of a better candidate.
    首相辭職以讓位給更合適的人選。examda.com
    In favour with的意思是“受到…寵愛”或“得到…好評(或重視)”。例:
    The Chief Executive is now in favour with the people.
    現(xiàn)在行政首長受到市民的愛戴。
    Our plan is not in favour with the authority.
    蘭局并不重視我們的方案。examda.com
    這里的相反詞為 out of favour。例:The sycophant is out of favour with his boss.
    由上列數(shù)例可看出,in favour of是表示主動的涵義,即贊成某事或支持某人,對什么有利或讓位給誰;in favour with則表示被動的涵義,即受到或得到某人的好評或重視。