“in+名词+of”类复合介词归纳

in favour of 赞成；以……为受款人

Was he in favour of the death penalty? 他赞成死刑吗？

Cheques should be written in favour of Oxfam. 支票上请写明以牛津饥荒救济委员会为受款人。

in front of 在……前面；在……面前

There is a pond in front of the house. 房屋前面有个池塘。

You shouldn’t discuss that in front of the children. 你不应该当着孩子的面谈论那类事。

【注】该短语与带有定冠词的in the front of（在……的前部；指在某范围之内）意思不同。如：

The introduction is always in the front of the book. 书的前言总是在书的前面。

The teacher’s desk is in the front of the classroom. 老师的讲桌在教室前面。

in honour of 为了向……表示敬意；为纪念；为祝贺

There is a party tonight in honor of our new president. 为庆祝新总经理就任，今晚有个聚会。

A party was given in honour of the guests from Bonn. 为来自波恩的宾客举行了欢迎酒会。

in light of 根据；鉴于；由于；考虑到

We need rethink our plan in light of this new information. 由于这个新的信息，我们需要重新考虑这项计划。

【注】该短语通常可说成in the light of。如：

In the light of your remarks we rejected her offer. 鉴于你的评语，我们拒绝了她的提议。

His behaviour is explicable in the light of his recent illness. 他因近日患病，这种表现是可以理解的。

in memory of 为纪念

A service was held in memory of the dead. 为死者举行了悼念仪式。

He founded the charity in memory of his late wife. 他兴办那项慈善事业以纪念他已故的妻子。

in need of 需要

We are all in need of a rest. 我们全都需要休息。

Are you in need of help? 你需要帮助吗？

in place of 代替

Won’t you go in place of me? 你能代替我去吗？

Who is here in place of the manager? 谁在这里代理经理？

in point of 就……而言；关于

In point of ability, learning, culture, my friend is superior. 论能力、学问和修养，我的朋友优于他人。

In point of cost, the first plan is better. 从费用上考虑，第一个计划更好些。

in possession of 占有，持有，拥有

The chief was in possession of a large quantity of stolen property. 那个头目占有了大量偷盗来的财产。

Anyone found in possession of this poison will be punished. 凡是被发现拥有此种毒药者均将受到惩罚。

in praise of 极力赞美，称赞

Much was said in praise of him. 赞扬他的话很多。

The leader spoke in praise of those who had died for their country. 领导人表彰为国捐躯的人们。

in respect of 关于；作为……的报酬

In respect of this problem, we don’t have to draw a conclusion here. 关于这个问题，我们没有必要在此作结论。

We should give him $100 in respect of the work he has done. 我们应付给他100美元作为他的工作报酬。