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under discussion和on discussion 哪个表示“在讨论中”?

2016-05-27来源:和谐英语

under discussionon discussion 哪个表示在讨论中

有网友在“英语答疑网”提出如下问题:

on discussion 和 under discussion 都可表示“在讨论中”,都是固定搭配(都用介词on且都不用冠词)。请问它们有区别吗?

在下列工具书中只有under discussion,没有on discussion。

1. 郭杰克主编《当代英语搭配大词典》(高等教育出版社  2002年11月第1版)P459:

Their case is under discussion.

2. 简清国主编《建宏۰外研社英汉多功能词典》(外语与教学研究出版社1997年1月第1版)P422:

the question under discussion

3. 王文昌主编《英语搭配大词典》(江苏教育出版社1991年1月第1版)P495:

That’s another topic that will come under discussion.

Don’t deviate from the subject under discussion.

4. 张道真编著的《现代英语用法词典》(重排本) (外语教学与研究出版社1994年10月第1版) P348:

be [come] under discussion

The question is still under discussion.

That has no relation to the matter under discussion.

That’s another topic that came under discussion.

5. 周国珍主编的《大学英语详注词典》(上海交通大学出版社 2002年9月第一版)P324:

under discussion 

Their case is now under discussion.

 6.《柯林斯COBUILD高阶英汉双解学习词典》(外语教学与研究出版社 2011年7月第1版)P737:

If something is under discussion, it is still being talked about and a final decision has not yet been reached.

“The proposals are still under discussion,” she said.

7.《麦克米伦高阶英汉双解词典》 (杨信彰等译   外语教学与研究出版社  2005年10月第1版 )P577:

be under discussion(=being discussed) 

Proposals for changing existing system are currently under discussion.

8. Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English(English۰Chinese) (Fourth Edition) (光盘版):

under discussion(=being discussed)

the project is under discussion as a possible joint venture.

9.《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》(第7版) (商务印书馆 2009年 4月第3版) P569:

The plans have been under discussion (=being talked  about) for a year now.

10.(日) 市川繁治郎主编《英语搭配大辞典》(外语教学与研究出版社2006年10月第1版) P523:

under discussion

The bill, then under discussion in committee, seemed doomed to die before reaching the Senate floor.

另外,在英美国家的语料库中也极少有on discussion的真实例证。

①在BNC 上共有247例包含 under discussion 的例句,但仅有一例包含 on discussion 的例句:

I'm not seeking to close down on discussion about item three, one and three, three but in view of the discussion we took this morning,…

② 在COCA 共有403例包含 under discussion 的例句,但仅有一例包含on discussion的例句:

2005 Person centered planning activities had a positive effect on parent participation in IEP/TP meetings, but not on discussion of post-school issues during the meetings.

由此看来,under discussion 表示“在讨论中”是正确的表达形式;on discussion虽不能说绝对错误,但在英国英语和美国英语中几乎没有人使用。