mention的相關慣用法與慣用語

1. 是及物動詞，后接賓語時無需用任何介詞。如：

不要在孩子們面前提及此事。

誤：Don’t mention about it before the children.

正：Don’t mention it before the children.

2. 其后習慣上不接雙賓語。如：

他從未向我提及他有個女朋友。

誤：He never mentioned me his girl friend.

正：He never mentioned his girl friend to me.

正：He never mentioned to me that he had a girl friend.

3. 若后接動詞作賓語，該動詞要用動名詞，不用不定式。如：

我妻子提起她幾天前看見了你。

正：My wife mentioned to see you the other day.

正：My wife mentioned seeing you the other day.

4. 口語中說 Don’t mention it. 主要用來回答感謝，有時也用來回答道歉。如：

A：Thank you very much. 多謝你了。

B：Don’t mention it. 不客氣。

A：I’m sorry to have troubled you. 對不起打擾你了。

B：Don’t mention it. 沒關系。

5. 用于 not to mention, 意為“更不用說”“還不算”“除……之外”。如：

There’re ten of us ready to help, not to mention the children. 我們有10個人愿意幫忙，還不算小孩。

He has two big houses in this country, not to mention his villa in France. 除了在法國的別墅外，他在這個國家還擁有兩棟大房子。