專四指導：常見名詞和介詞搭配短語(10)
91. loyalty to sb/sth 忠誠 如：
Loyalty to the former king still persists in parts of the country.
該國一些地方仍有人忠於前國王。
Don't allow personal loyalty to colour your judgement.
不要因講義氣而影響了你的判斷。
92. memorial to sb/sth 紀念碑 如：
raise a memorial to those killed in war
立碑紀念戰爭中的死難者
The church service is a memorial to the disaster victim.
該禮拜儀式是悼念這場災難中的受害者。
93. obstacle to sth 障礙 如：
Not be able to pass his mathematics exam proved an obstacle to his career.
他數學考試不及格是他前途上的一大障礙。
an obstacle to or a censoring of free speech
對言論自由的阻礙或審查
94. objection to sth 反對 如：
I have no objection to your proposal.
我對你的提議沒有異議。
His only objection to the plan is that it costs too much.
他反對該計劃的唯一理由是費用太高。
95. opponent of sth ……的反對者 如：
My friend, Crawley, has always been a fanatical opponent of Mr Lane's Radical Progressive Party.
我的朋友Crawley一直是Lane先生激進黨的一名狂熱反對者。
She is one of the strongest opponents of tax reform.
她是稅收改革最強烈的反對者之一。
erence for sth 偏好 如：
a preference for using one hand as opposed to the other
用一隻手而不用另一隻手的習慣
She has a preference for blue.
她特別喜歡藍色。
97. patience with 對……有耐心 如：
Heaven grant us patience with a man in love!
天啊！請賜予我們容忍戀愛中的男人的耐心吧。
She has no patience with (ie cannot tolerate) people who are always grumbling.
她膩煩那些總髮牢騷的人。
98. passion for 對……的強烈愛好，熱愛 如：
I have a passion for archaeology.
我對考古學有熱情。
Mayer's passion for songwriting is immediately evident.
邁耶對歌曲創作的熱情非常明顯。
99. precaution against 預防，防備 如：
measures taken as a precaution against theft or espionage or sabotage etc..
用來防範偷竊或間諜等活動的措施。
100. pity for sb/sth 可憐，憐憫 如：
He felt pity for a man suffering so much.
他對那個受過那麼多痛苦的人感到同情。
There is no man but feels (ie no man who does not feel) pity for starving children.
沒有人不同情那些嗷嗷待哺的孩子。
