any的用法和辨析
6. most与most of修饰名词时有时在含义上有差别,即前者多表示泛指,后者多表示特指。比较:
Most people like to spend Christmas at home. 多数人喜欢在家里过圣诞节。
Most of the people I know like to spend Christmas at home. 我所认识的人当中,多数人喜欢在家里过圣诞节。
Most of us thought he was wrong. 我们大多数人认为他错了。
Most of them probably eat too much meat. 他们大多数人都吃太多的肉了。
He has a lot of free time—he spends most of it in the garden. 他空闲时间很多——大都消磨在花园里了。
注意,在关系代词前也只能用most of,不用most。如:
The buses, most of which were already full, were surrounded by an angry crowd. 公共汽车大多数都已经挤满了人,它们被愤怒的人群包围着。
I have a number of American relatives, most of whom live in Texas. 我有一些美国亲戚,他们大都住在得克萨斯。
另外,在连接代词what引导的从句前也是用most of,不用most。如:
I learned most of what I know about gardening through trial and error. 我的大部分园艺知识都是通过不断摸索学到的。
4. 如果意思明确,most后所修饰的名词可以省略,但most of后所修饰的名词永远不能省略,也就是说,如果是不修饰名词而单独使用,只能用most,不用most of。如: