通过和通过

By vs Through

又一次介词used in the English language between which certain differences can be identified. Before comprehending these two prepositions, let us understand the function of prepositions. Prepositions play a key role in any language. A preposition is a word used with anoun或者代词to show place, position, time, or method. There is a variety of prepositions used in different instances such as at, around, behind, in, since, to, until, towards, from, about, etc. By and through are two such prepositions. Through this article let us examine the difference between these two prepositions in terms of usage.

What does By mean?

Preposition by is used in a number of instances. The preposition by can be used when暗示附近或旁边的东西something else. For example, look at the following two sentences.

Our grand parents’ house is situated by a beautiful river.

By the cottage, there is a nice little fountain.

In both the sentences, by is used in the sense of near or next to. In the first sentence, by is used to indicate that the house is situated near a beautiful river. Similarly, the meaning of the second sentence is that there is a nice little fountain next to the cottage.

By can also be used when指的是运输方式as in the following example.

我们乘车旅行。

她已经制定了乘火车旅行的计划。

当indicating a time periodas in the following example.

我将b交出报告y next Friday.

I will be finishing off by 6 o’ clock today.

by的另一个功能是giving the idea that one has to come past or beyond something.

You have to come by the lake, to get to her place.

By can also be used in a sentence when指的是谁负责for composing/ writing/making something.

骄傲和偏见是简·奥斯丁（Jane Austen）写的最好的小说之一。

习惯indicate the increase or decreaseof something as well.

Since the election is next month, no wonder that the prices have dropped by 20%.

可以使用时使用referring to the manner in which something is done.

对于交易，我希望通过现金付款。

By can be used for测量以及乘法和分区as well.

We need a ten inch by twenty inch board.

什么是十个除以五？

It can also be used when providing information of一个人的起源.

My father is an engineer by profession.

By can be used toindicate that something occurred as a result of something else.

It happened by accident.

When referring to aparticular period of time in which an action takes place我们可以使用。

Since there are wild animals roaming around, it’s best if we travel by day.

在说明当时可以使用something is in accordance to a particular standard or a person.

它是法律禁止的。

By is used when the speaker wishesto express the exact manner in which someone should hold an object或者when describing an incident in which someone held or touched another。

我把她拉了手，以避免事故。

By can also be used when说明某事的速度.

I think you have to pay by the hour for the services.

这突显了可以在各种情况下使用的介词来参考时间，地点甚至其他实例。但是，通过使用的介词有所不同。

是什么意思？

When it comes to preposition through we see that it is used to imply the meaning从一个位置到另一个位置of something; often from one end to the opposite end of something.

You have to go through the forest to get to the village.

在这里，通过使用演讲者说，要到达村庄，您必须从一端到森林的另一端旅行。

可以使用时使用giving a reason/ because of.

It is through your own fault that you lost this opportunity.

可以使用时使用经过一些东西.

我们终于实现了这一困难。

首先，您必须参加考试。

This also gives out the meaning that某事已经完成.

最后，我们通过所有考试。

Another instance is to bring out the meaning ‘穿过。’

我们必须在雾蒙蒙的山脉中找到自己的路。

This highlights that the function of the two prepositions vary greatly and cannot be used interchangeably.

通过和通过和通过什么区别？

• Part of Speech:

•通过介词和介词。

• Meanings of By and Through:

• By is used to indicate:

• Near or next to something.

• Modes of transportation.

• A time period.

•过去或超越事物。

• Ownership of composition, writing, creation.

• The increase or decrease of something as well.

• The manner of something.

•速度。

• 测量。

• Origin.

• A result.

•通过用于指示：

• From one position to another position of something; often from one end to the opposite end of something.

•给出原因/是因为。

•经过一些东西

•完成活动。

• 穿过。

For most users the difference between the two prepositions can be rather confusing. This however, is to be expected since there are certain situations where either can be used. However as a general rule one can bear in mind that while the preposition指参考某种方法时，主要使用, the prepositionthrough is used in relation to a process. This is the key difference between the two prepositions.

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