原书主词条 · 2 个连续词条

on behalf of/in behalf of

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on behalf of/in behalf of

The minister worked hard all his life in behalf of the poor.

in behalf ofon behalf of 有无区别?

on behalf ofin behalf of 都作“代表”“代表……的利益”“为……的利益”解。但是后者为美国英语。

  1. I am writing on behalf of my mother, to express her thanks for your gift. (Wood) 我代表我母亲给您写信,以表达她对您送礼物的感激之情。

  2. The president can't be here today, so I'm going to speak on his behalf. (LDAE) 今天校长不能来了,所以我要代表他发言。

  3. A carnival was planned in behalf of the church (MD) 狂欢活动是以教会的名义计划的。

练习

请做下面的英语试题:

Historian Mary Williams campaigned vigorously on behalf to peace and equal rights for women. A B C D

(TOEFL)

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on behalf of/in behalf of

  1. John accepted the championship award on behalf of the team. 约翰代表他的队接受了冠军奖。

  2. The minister worked hard all his life in behalf of the poor. 牧师毕生为了穷人而努力工作。

上面的两个句子选自《美国成语辞典》。由此是否可以得出结论说,on behalf of 用于表示“代表”,而 in behalf of 用于表示“为了”“为了帮助”“为……利益”?

有的语言学家确实作过这样的区分。即 on behalf of 仅限于表示“代表”,而不用于表示第二种含义。但是,事实是:在英国英语中人们几乎不使用 in behalf of,而总是用 on behalf of 来表示上面的两种含义。因此,在英国英语中这种区分是没有任何实际意义的。

  1. Wilkings spoke on behalf of the Labour Party. (EED) 威尔金斯代表工党作了发言。

  2. The revolutionary government acts on behalf of the masses and against the privileged few. 革命政府为群众利益服务,而反对少数特权者。

in behalf of 仅仅用于美国英语中。然而,即使在美国英语中人们也并不注意 on behalf ofin behalf of 的这种分工:

Historian Mary Williams campaigned vigorously on behalf of peace and equal rights for women. (TOEFL) 历史学家玛丽·威廉姆斯为了和平和妇女的平等权利斗志昂扬地进行了战斗。

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