请问这两个短语有什么区别啊my father's friend.a friend of my father's.
7个回答

前者不明确是几个朋友,后者明确是一个朋友;前者较重于强调friend,而后者较重于强调father.不过,有时候可以互换.如:

who is he?

--He is a friend of my father.=

--He is my father's friend.

这种情况只能用第二种.如:

whoes friend is he?

--he is a frined of my father's.

还有对于这个问句:who is he

回答可以是:A friend of my father's.省略其它部分,而第一句则不可以.