核心问题
It's ____ to ask him to help you.
A. out of question B. beyond question C. out of the question D. in question 请说明 out of question 与 out of the question 有何区别。
词典解答
out of question = undoubted, beyond question(肯定,毫无疑问)。例如:
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Your success is out of question. 你肯定会成功。
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He is out of question the greatest authority on this subject now living. (Wood) 他无疑是现在在世的这方面最伟大的权威。
out of the question = impossible, without consideration(不可能的,不能考虑):
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Your proposal is out of the question. 你的建议根本不能考虑。
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To be neutral in this conflict is out of the question. (CGEL) 在这场冲突中保持中立, 是
不可能的。
- The boys had no money, so it was out of the question for them to go to the movies. (DAI) 孩子们没有钱，因此他们不可能去看电影。
练习题
请做下面的英语试题：
- “I was lying on my back reading when I saw the snake. I knew that moving was out of ____.”
A. the bargain B. the question C. the chancel D. the risk(Nelson, 450A)
- His honesty is ____: nobody can doubt it. A. in question B. out of the question C. beside the question D. without question(全国研考)