"I saw a bird on the tree." 和 "I saw a bird in the tree."有何不同？

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asked Mar 13, 2018 in Questions about English Grammar by admin (25,520 points) | 1,970 views

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in 的語意為 in a boundary，是「包含於某範疇之內」的概念，on 則是 on a surface，意即「在接觸表面上」。當我們把樹當作一個涵蓋範疇，就可說 a bird in the tree；若樹當作是一個接觸表面，則可說 a bird on the tree。

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answered Mar 13, 2018 by admin (25,520 points)
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