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■ courtesy原意是“礼貌”、“殷勤”。许多印刷的图片或表格往往带有 (by) courtesy of 的字样，表示“蒙（版权所有者）的许可在此转载”。但是这个用法也有转义。 - The aire was fresh, courtesy of three holes in the roof.靠了屋顶上的三个洞，空气是新鲜的。
- As millions will have seen, by courtesy of the slow motion re-runs, the referee made a mistake.靠慢镜头重放录像，千百万人都可以看见，是裁判弄错了。
courtesy 的意义和用法，可以扩大到“负责接待”、“护送”、“保护”，这是一般词典上没有的（courtesy of 前面不必用 by，本身成了个介词短语）。 - He had actually visited the enemy beach in Normandy, courtesy of British commandos.他曾经在英国突击队的护送下察看过诺曼底的敌军海滩。
还可以扩大到“拜…之赐”或“托…之福”。 - He read all of these novels, courtesy of his father's vast library.他拜他父亲的大量藏书之赐，看遍了所有这些小说。
- The words "Munich" and "appeasement" have been re-interjected into the 2008 political debate, courtesy of President George W. Bush, who still entertains dreams of a Churchillian legacy. (Newsweek, June 23, 2008, p.24)多亏了布什总统仍然在做着继承丘吉尔伟业的梦，“慕尼黑”和“绥靖”这两个单词又放进了 2008 年的政治论战之中。
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