問：enquire of(亦作inquire of) 與enquire about , enquire after 和enquire at 在用法及意思上有何區別?
答：enquire of sb. 是指“向某人打聽”、“詢問某人”:
- I enquired of him the way to Chicago. 我問他去芝加哥的路。
- I have enquired of the city planners… 我已詢問了城市規劃人員⋯ ⋯
enquire about 是“詢問關於⋯ ⋯的情況”:
He went to enquire about the times of trains to Edinburgh.
他去詢問去愛丁堡的火車的時間。
enquire after 是指“打聽關於⋯⋯的情況”、“問候”:
My mother enquired after you.
我媽媽向你問好。
enquire at 表示“在⋯ ⋯地方打聽”:
I’ll enquire at the office and then tell you the time.
我去辦公室問問, 然後把時間告訴你。
enquire for 是指“找某人”,“問⋯ ⋯在什麼地方”:
A young man enquired for you when you were out.
你外出時有一位青年來找你。