考研英语每日词汇
　　on the basis of
　　释义：以……为依据
　　真题： For example,British anthropologists Grafton Elliot Smith and W.J. Perry incorrectlysuggested, on the basis of inadequateinformation,that farming, pottery making, and metallurgy all originated inancient Egypt and diffused throughout the world.
　　比如说,英国人类学家 Grafton Elliot Smith 和W.J.Pery基于并不完整的信息而提出的错误的建议认为,农业、制陶器业和冶金业均起源于古埃及,并继而传播到世界各地。【2009-新题型】
　　on the contrary
　　释义：相反
　　真题： Unlike most of theworld' s volcanoes, they are not always found at the boundaries of the greatdrifting plates that make up the earth's surface;on the contrary, many of them lie deep inthe interior of a plate.
　　与世界上大多数火山不同,它们并不都位于形成地表的巨大漂移板块的连接处;相反,其中许多位于板块内部的深处。【1998-阅读-5】
　　on the grounds of
　　释义：基于........的基因
　　真题：Levin hasconsistenly defended the company's rap music on the grounds of expression.