一般说来,admit表示“许入”、“进入”(allow somebody orsomething to enter)或“承认”(acknowledge)的意义;admit of则表示“容许”(allow of)或“容有”(leaveroom for)之意。例如:
This ticket admits one person only.
此券只准一人入场。
I admitted him to the lecture.
我准许他入内听讲。
He has admitted the fact.
他已承认此事。
This matter admits of no delay.
此事刻不容缓。
This word admits of several interpretations.
这个词可作几种解释。
Admit的主语既可以是物,也可以是人,而admit of 的主语只可以是没有生命的事物