| 释义 |
behalf/biˈhɑ:f/n.□ on (or esp. US [尤美] in) behalf of (or on a person's behalf) 1 in the interests of (a person, principle, etc.) 为了(某人、某项原则等)利益 2 as representative of 代表… acting on behalf of my client 代表我的委托人行事 [mixture of earlier phrases on his halve and bihalve him, both = on his side: see BY, HALF]■ Usage 用法说明 On behalf of should not be confused with on the part of, which means ‘proceeding from, done or initiated by’. Behalf cannot replace part in: His death was largely due to panic on his part. Note the different senses expressed by a long struggle on behalf of the strikers (the struggle being carried out by people other than the strikers), and a long struggle on the part of the strikers (the struggle being carried out by the strikers). 不可将 on behalf of 与 on the part of 用混， on the part of 的意思是“出自，由某人所做(或开的头)”。下面句中 behalf 不可代替 part: His death was largely due to panic on his part (他的死大部分是由于他的恐慌)。注意下面所表达的不同释义 : a long struggle on behalf of the strikers (代表罢工者的长期斗争) (the struggle being carried out by people other than the strikers 罢工者以外的人所进行的斗争)；以及 a long struggle on the part of the strikers (罢工者的长期斗争) (the struggle being carried out by the strikers 由罢工者所进行的斗争)。 |