instead of是“代替……”、“而不……”的含義,是比較常用的詞彙,而且常常和instead的用法混淆。下面這篇我們就具體說說instead of的用法。
1.instead of為介詞短語,它後面可跟名詞、代詞、動名詞、介詞短語或形容詞等。如:
Would you like to take a taxi instead of a bus?你想打的而不是坐公車嗎?
Would you like to take a taxi instead of going by bus?(NOT...instead to go by bus.)你想打的去而不是坐公車去嗎?
【注】instead of後面不跟不定式。
2.instead of有時具有連詞的性質,可以連接兩個相同的語法結構。如:
Taking exercise every day makes him look younger instead of older. 每天鍛鍊身體使他顯得更年輕而不是蒼老。(連接形容詞)
But the businessman grew worse instead of better. 但這位商人的情況沒有好轉,反而進一步惡化了。(連接比較級)
I go to bed late instead of early.我總是很晚才睡。(連接副詞)
In warm weather he often reads under a tree instead of in the library.天氣暖和的時候,他常常是在樹下而不是在圖書館裡讀書。(連接介詞短語)
As a result, silver begar to flow out of,instead of ,into the country.結果,銀開始流出而不是流入該國。(鏈接介詞短語)
He proposes to do some work instead of to watch television.他提議做些工作而不是看電視。(連接不定式)
3.Instead 單獨使用的時候作副詞,是“代替”、“頂替”的意思。常用於句末。如:
We’ve no coffee. Would you like tea instead.我沒有咖啡了,喝茶行嗎?
It will take days by car, so let’s fly instead..坐汽車得好幾天時間,所以我們還是改乘飛機吧。
4.用instead這個副詞時,句子中的動作是被”取”的,即要去做的或要被選擇的,而用instead of時,of後面的動是被“舍”的,即不去做或者未被選擇的。因此用instead的句子也可以改成instead of。試比較下面兩個句子:
She never studies. Instead, she plays tennis all day.
→Instead of studying , she tennis all days.
她成天打網球,而不是學習。
He didn’t give John the money, but he gave it to me instead.
→Instead of giving John the money, he gave it to me.
他沒給過錢給約翰,而是給我了。