Place
At
強調場所/位置中的「點」: at 通常用來表示可視為"一點"的場所,即使地方大,只要說話人將其視為"一點",則可用at。
On
強調場所/位置中的「面」及「線」: 指在....(面)上,在.....(路線)上
In
強調場所/位置中的「立體空間」: in通常用來表示在某空間之內,不論地點大小,只要說話者著眼於"空間 (在.....裡)",即用in。
in the corner of a room
(在房間的角落裡—將角落視為一個「長寬高」皆具的"立體空間")
at the corner of a street
(在街的角落上—將角落視為"一點")
on the corner of a street
(在街的角落上—強調在街角的"街面"上)
(1) We met him at the station.
車站雖是立體空間,但由於此句強調"碰面的地點"(此時的車站如同地圖上的一點),因此介系詞用表示「點」的 at。
(2) People in the station are tired, weary and exhausted.
說明在車站內的人們很疲累,強調"場所內部的空間",因此介系詞用表示「立體空間」的 in。
(1)I met her on the street.
街雖是立體空間,但此句強調在某"街面上"(有腳踏於地面的感覺)遇見她,因此用表示「面」的 on。
(2) I met her in the street.
說明在街上遇見她,強調被眼前這個街上的立體空間所環繞(有置身於街上這個立體空間的感覺),因此用表示「立體空間」的 in。
Time
At
幾點鐘 at ten o'clock; at 4:20
在假日 at the weekend; at Christmas
固定短語 at night; at noon; at that time
表示準確的時間或節日
e.g at 4:00 , at noon, at this moment, at present, at midnight
at sunset, at dawn, at Christmas, at New year
指某些事件 at the party , at the concert ,at the conference
ON
表示"天", "日期"。
on Monday; on January 1st; on the following day
表示一個特殊的時間或日期
e.g on her birthday, on Chirstmas Eve, on Thrusday, on Friday morning,
on a cold day, on September 10, 1994
IN
表示"一段時間"
in the morning; in the afternoon; in August; in 1998; in the month that followed 表示某一時間或時段
e.g in 1990, in March, in the morning, in the past, in the future, in the afternoon
in a week, in two months
Movement
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Reference to a point in space (1)
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Go to A
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Go away from A
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Go back to A
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Go through A
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We have gone past (beyond) A
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Reference to a point in space (2)
Indicating position
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Stay at A
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We are past (beyond) A
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Reference to a surface (1)
Indicating direction
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Go onto the platform
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Get off the platform
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We are driving along the road
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We are going across the road
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A is running in front of B
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A is running behind B
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A is running beside B
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Go up the hill
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Go down the hill
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Jump over A
The plane is flying over A
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Crawl under A
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We are flying above the water
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We are going (a)round the circle
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Reference to a surface (2)
Indicating position
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Stay on the platform
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Stay off the platform
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We live along the road
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We are safely across the road
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A is in front of B
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A is behind B
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A is beside B
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A is opposite B
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