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prefer for sb. to do

问

Jack prefers for his wife to drive the truck.

我查英汉词典只查到 prefer sb. to do sth. 的用法, 而没有查到 prefer for sb. to do sth. 的用法。上面的句子是否有误?

答

prefer for sb. to do sth. 的用法仅仅限于美国,一般英语词典都未收入。参见 mean 1^{1} 。

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