at the back of 的用法
■表示“在……的后面(范围之外)”,此时相当于 behind,可换用。如:
There is a little garden at the back of the house. 房屋后有个小花园。
We planted some trees at the back of the church. 我们在教堂后面种了些树。
■表示“在……的后部(范围之内)”,此时不能用 behind换用。如:
There is a little room at the back of the house. 房屋后部有个小房间。
There is a lot of useful information at the back of this dictionary. 这本词典后面附了很多有用的资料。
■有时也说 in the back of。如:
He sat in [at] the back of the car. 他坐在小汽车后部。
His room is in the back of the house. 他的房间在房子的后面。
■在美国英语中也可省略其中的at [in] the,只用back of。如:
My home lies back of the school. 我家就在学校后面。