upon

upon

英 [ə'pɒn]
　　美 [ə'pɑn]

prep. 根據；接近；在…之上

中文詞源：

upon 在上面

來自短語up on.

例句：

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，幸福不在於你是誰或者你擁有什麼，而僅僅取決於你的心態！

2. He was holding a cloth that dripped pink drops upon the floor.
他正拿著一塊佈，佈上粉紅色的水滴落在地板上。

3. I imagined the eyes of the others in the room upon me.
我覺得屋裡其他人似乎都在盯著我。

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？

5. The city was walled and built upon a rock.
這座城市建在巖石上，四周築有城墻。