instead
(of)与in
place
of的区别
instead
of
为介词短语,译“代替、而不……”的意思,后面跟名词、代词、动名词,有时也可以跟副词、形容词、动词原形、动词不定式、介词短语或复合结构,例如:
1.He’ll
buy
a
book
instead
of
a
dictionary.
2.If
he
would
rather
not
go,
I
will
go
instead
of
him.
3.We
shall
stay
home
instead
of
going
to
the
cinema.
4.I
should
be
out
instead
of
in
on
such
a
fine
day.(instead
of
可看作连词)
instead
常单独使用,放在句子末尾或前面都可以,例如:
1.If
it
rains
this
afternoon,
I
will
watch
TV,
instead.
2.His
father
is
not
a
teacher.
Instead,
he
is
a
doctor.
in
place
of为介词短语,也是“代替、而不”的意思,表示“以甲代乙”,而instead
of则是“用甲不用乙”,除“代替”外,还有对乙作否定的意思,有时译“不”的意思,例如:
We
will
use
pens
in
place
of
pencils.(这里含有pencil的否定)
instead
of
可加介词短语而in
place
of不能,且搭配比instead
of
少,例如:
1.We
usually
go
to
school
by
bike
instead
of
by
bus.
(正确)
2.We
usually
go
to
school
by
bike
in
place
of
by
bus.
(错误)