• prep. 根據；接近；在…之上

來自短語up on.

upon (prep.)

early 12c., from Old English uppan (prep.) "on, upon, up to, against," from up (adv.) + on (prep.); probably influenced by Scandinavian sources such as Old Norse upp a.

upon (adv.)

Old English upon; see up (adv.) + on (prep.).

1. Remember, happiness doesn't depend upon who you are or what you have; it depends solely upon what you think.--Dale Carnegie

請記住，幸福不在于你是誰或者你擁有什么，而僅僅取決于你的心態！

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2. He was holding a cloth that dripped pink drops upon the floor.

他正拿著一塊布，布上粉紅色的水滴落在地板上。

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3. I imagined the eyes of the others in the room upon me.

我覺得屋里其他人似乎都在盯著我。

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4. Do you think she could be prevailed upon to do those things?

你覺得有可能說服她去做那些事情嗎？

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5. The city was walled and built upon a rock.

這座城市建在巖石上，四周筑有城墻。

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