on: [OE] On is an ancient Germanic preposition, with relatives in German (an), Dutch (aan), and Swedish (å), and also connections outside Germanic (such as Greek aná ‘on’ and Russian na ‘on’)
on (prep.)
Old English on, unstressed variant of an "in, on, into," from Proto-Germanic *ana "on" (cognates: Dutch aan, German an, Gothic ana "on, upon"), from PIE root *an- "on" (cognates: Avestan ana "on," Greek ana "on, upon," Latin an-, Old Church Slavonic na, Lithuanian nuo "down from"). Also used in Old English in many places where we would now use in. From 16c.-18c. (and still in northern England dialect) often reduced to o'. Phrase on to "aware" is from 1877. On time is from 1890.
实用例句
1. Eventually, you'll learn to cry that on the inside.
终有一天，你会学会让泪往心里流。
来自美剧《破产姐妹》
2. A fellow doesn't last long on what he has done. He's got to keep on delivering as he goes along.--Carl Hubbell, Baseball Player
靠过去完成的无法让人保有成功，必须在路上持续交出成绩。
来自金山词霸 每日一句
3. She went directly to Simon's apartment and knocked on the door.
她直奔西蒙的房间，敲了敲门。
来自柯林斯例句
4. He said they should turn their fire on the Conservative Party instead.
他说他们应该掉转枪口，向保守党开火。
来自柯林斯例句
5. A changing world has put pressures on the company.
