slgns87 发表于 2016-4-6 02:26:21

能否说on one's own accord

《葛传椝英语惯用法词典》认为不可以
accord
2.of his(或 your 等)own accord(出于自愿地,自发地)和 on his(或 your 等)own account(为了自己的利益地,自己负责地)很容易混用:注意一用 of,一用 on。

Oxford English Usage虽然没那么坚决,大约也是不可以的意思吧
accord, account
The phrases are of one’s own accord, on one’s own account ; of one’s own account is a confusion.

然而,American Heritage Dictionary从第3版到第5版都有如下的例句
accord
n.
3. Spontaneous or voluntary desire to take a certain action:
The children returned on their own accord. He confessed of his own accord.

elusty 发表于 2016-4-6 07:33:22

本帖最后由 elusty 于 2016-4-6 08:53 编辑

OED给出了解释:
of (by, on obs.) one's own accord: by one's unsolicited assent; of one's own spontaneous motion.
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也就是说,可以用介词,of,by,on,但是后面的介词应该是古旧、废弃用法。

Fowler's Dictionary 也给出了解释,说On的用法不妥,但并未断定错误:
https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=AvmzBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA14&dq=on+one%27s+own+accord&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjy4Y_74vjLAhVEmJQKHRz2CV8Q6AEIOTAF#v=onepage&q=on%20one's%20own%20accord&f=false

huala 发表于 2016-4-6 07:20:29

葛传椝的书编的早,某些结论今天看来比较武断。

huala 发表于 2016-4-6 08:01:20



Google book 上正式出版物中大量的例子

无限风光 发表于 2016-4-6 10:20:25

难道这就是灰色地带?

shipley.wu 发表于 2016-4-6 18:16:44

在Linggle上查询“prep. his own accord”,可得84%用of,14%用on。像这种我觉得就是语感问题了。
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