on: [OE] On is an ancient Germanic preposition, with relatives in German (an), Dutch (aan), and Swedish (?), and also connections outside Germanic (such as Greek aná ‘on’ and Russian na ‘on’)
on (prep.)
Old English on, unstressed variant of an "in, on, into," from Proto-Germanic *ana "on" (cognates: Dutch aan, German an, Gothic ana "on, upon"), from PIE root *an- "on" (cognates: Avestan ana "on," Greek ana "on, upon," Latin an-, Old Church Slavonic na, Lithuanian nuo "down from"). Also used in Old English in many places where we would now use in. From 16c.-18c. (and still in northern England dialect) often reduced to o'. Phrase on to "aware" is from 1877. On time is from 1890.
雙語例句
1. Eventually, you'll learn to cry that on the inside.
終有一天，你會學會讓淚往心里流。
來自美劇《破產姐妹》
2. A fellow doesn't last long on what he has done. He's got to keep on delivering as he goes along.--Carl Hubbell, Baseball Player
靠過去完成的無法讓人保有成功，必須在路上持續交出成績。
來自金山詞霸 每日一句
3. She went directly to Simon's apartment and knocked on the door.
她直奔西蒙的房間，敲了敲門。
來自柯林斯例句
4. He said they should turn their fire on the Conservative Party instead.
他說他們應該掉轉槍口，向保守黨開火。
來自柯林斯例句
5. A changing world has put pressures on the company.