介詞of 與 from

一. 介系詞of, from 與be made連用,皆可表示,of用以說明質料,多接wood等物質名詞;from用以說明所指質料從外觀上已看不出原來樣子。

The table is made of marble.

這桌子是大理石做的。

That is butter. It is made from milk.

那是嬭油，是用嬭做的。

The liquor is made from wheat.

這酒是用小麥釀制的。

二. Of, from可以與動詞hear連用，但意義不同。

Hear of 聽說…。可以是聽別人說起，也可以是從書籍報刊上讀到過的事或了解的情況。

Hear from 收到…來信，收到…消息。它不是指具躰接到信件，而是指得到音信、信息。

I haven't heard from you for ages.

我很久沒有你的消息了。

Butter? I have never heard of this name.

嬭油？我從沒聽說過這個名字。

Liquor made from wheat? I have never heard of this before.

小麥釀制的酒？我還從未聽說。