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新东方考研英语必背500句:第156句

新东方考研英语必背500句

第156句

when considering the drawbacks, perhaps pollution is of prime importance.

译文:考虑到其弊端,污染或许首当其冲。

点睛:该句中be of importance意为“重要的”。在英语中,of+抽象名词=该抽象名词对应的形容词;of no+抽象名词=not+该抽象名词对应的形容词。这种结构表示“具有某种性质或特征”,of后面的名词通常有:help,value,use,interest,significance,benefit,importance,beauty等,名词前还可用great,vital, considerate, much, first, little, any, some,minor,poor,low,slight等形容词修饰,表示程度的强弱。

it is of no use.=it is not useful.
这没什么用

he is a man of wisdom.= he is a wise man.
他是个聪明人。

it is a matter of no importance.= it is an unimportant matter.
这件事不重要。