的用法歸納
壹、表示相對，針對
be strange(common,new,familiar,peculiar,distinct,sensitive,immune,vulnerable,indispensable)to
Air is indispensable to life.
Aircrafts are vulnerable to interference caused by radiation.
This injection will make you immune to infection.
二、表示對比，比較
1
）以
-ior
結尾的形容詞，後接介詞
to
表示比較，如：
superior,inferior,prior,senior,junior
The quarrel happened prior to my arrival.
2
）壹些本身就含有比較或比擬意思的形容詞，如
equal
similar
equivalent
analogous
A is similar to B in many ways.
3
）表示壹些先後順序的形容詞，如：
second,subsequent,next,preliminary,preparatory
Subsequent to the war,they returned to their hometown.
4
）
to
也偶爾出現在個別動詞之後
,
與動詞形成固定詞組
,
表示比較
,
如
:prefer
to,compare
to,in
contrast to compare to sth.
表示比喻或比擬
,
而
compare with sth.
表示比較
,
如
:
World is usually compared to a stage
Compared with his past,he has changed a lot.
Prefer
的正確句型是
:prefer A to B
或
prefer doing A to doing B,
但當
prefer
後接動詞不定式時
,
表示比較的介詞
to
就要改成
rather than,
如
:
The undaunted soldier preferred death to surrender.
Many people prefer spending money to earning money.
They prefer to pursue careers rather than remain home as house wives.
5
）
to
與及個別的名詞構成比較之意
,
如
:alternative
Going to an under water concert is a great alternative to going to dinner.
三、表示修飾關系
1
）表示回復
,
反應意思的詞
,
如
:answer to question,
solution to problem,response to inquiry,reaction to proposal,reply to letter
2
）表示建築構件的詞匯
,
如
:entry,entrance,approach,access,passage,exit,vent,path
the approach to a bridge
引橋
the approach to science
Half of the population was estimated to have no access to the health service.
The access to education
接受教育的機會
The access to medical care
享受公費醫療的權利
4
）表示人物職位和官銜的詞
,
如
:assistant
to
manager,ambassador
to
Spain,successor
to
tradition,heir to throne,deputy to the National People's Congress
advisor to the Prime Minister
5
）表示權利和許可的詞匯
,
如
:right,admission
The employee finally got the admission to the boardroom.
Everyone has an equal right to ……..
6
）表示柵欄或障礙的詞匯
,
如
:bars to development,the barrier to progress
7
）表示與書籍
,
文本相關的詞
,
如
:introduction to passage.
8
）表示恭喜或是祝賀
,
如
:
The director proposed a toast to the health of the guests.
Let's drink to Dick's success in business.