| 词组 | on account of |
| 释义 | on account of 1. On account of is commonly used as a compound preposition equivalent to because of: • ... partly on account of the violent attacks on their work—Times Literary Supp., 18 Dec. 1969 It is especially likely in writing that has a conversational tone: • At first I figure I am going to like Otash on account of the lingo he uses —Dan Greenburg, N Y. Times Book Rev., 10 Oct. 1976 • ... lived in my house only on account of a pretty casual decision about real estate —Garrison Keillor, Lake Wobegon Days, 1985 On account of was first recorded in this use in 1792, and has long been established as standard in both British and American English. Usage commentators have no special fondness for it, but most of them give it at least grudging acceptance, if only because they regard it as the lesser of two evils (see section 2 below). Harper 1975, 1985, for example, describes it as "acceptable in speech." Our evidence shows that it is also common in writing, although certainly far less common than because of. 2. On account of is also sometimes used as a compound conjunction equivalent to because. This use of the phrase is limited almost entirely to dialectal and nonstandard speech. Its occasional occurrence in writing is strictly for the purpose—often humorous—of imitating or evoking the quality of such speech: • Scotsmen, we're told, are virile on account of they don't wear knickers under their kilts —Marje Proops, Sunday Mirror (London), 10 Nov. 1974 • ... his feet are on the ground on account of no money remained for a pedestal —Garrison Keillor, Lake Wobegon Days, 1985 Several usage commentators take the conjunctive on account of seriously enough to condemn its use, but we suspect that such condemnation serves little purpose. The nonstandard nature of the phrase will be obvious to anyone who encounters it in reading. |
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