英语相似词辨析 in favour of，in favour with

in favour of，in favour with

这一对片语也不是同义语。

In favour of的意思有三个：“赞成”、“有利于”和“让位”。例：

Are you in favour of this new project？

你是否赞成这个新计划？

The court ruled in favour of the defendant¹．（也可写在in the defendant's favour）

法庭的裁决对被告有利/判被告胜诉。

The Prime Minister resigned in favour of a better candidate．

首相辞职以让位给更合适的人选。

In favour with的意思是“受到…宠爱”或“得到…好评（或重视）”。例：

The Chief Executive is now in favour with the people．

现在行政首长受到市民的爱戴。

Our plan is not in favour with the authority．

兰局并不重视我们的方案。

这里的相反词为 out of favour。例：The sycophant² is out of favour with his boss．

由上列数例可看出，in favour of是表示主动的涵义，即赞成某事或支持某人，对什么有利或让位给谁；in favour with则表示被动的涵义，即受到或得到某人的好评或重视。

1 defendant   

n.被告；adj.处于被告地位的

参考例句：

• The judge rejected a bribe from the defendant's family.法官拒收被告家属的贿赂。
• The defendant was borne down by the weight of evidence.有力的证据使被告认输了。

2 sycophant   

n.马屁精

参考例句：

• The dictator is surrounded by sycophants who are frightened to tell him what he may not like.独裁者被一群不敢谏言的佞臣簇拥着。
• Bestowing favor on a dubious sycophant often leads to the downfall of dynasties.宠用奸佞是历代王朝亡国的重要原因。