英語中有一個很接地氣的短語，on the ground of ， 其本身也自帶「地」這個詞。這個詞組的意思是「以…為理由」，有時也表達「以…為藉口」的意思。今天我們一起通過幾個例句來學習一下這個詞組的用法。
例句1：Tom has been excused by the law on the ground of his youth.
那個青年由於年輕而得到法律的赦免。
例句2：Tom resigned on the ground of ill health.
湯姆以健康狀況不佳為由而辭職。
例句3：Tom refused to go to work on the ground of bad weather.
湯姆以天氣不好為由拒絕去上班。
例句4：All flights have been cancelled on the ground off bad weather.
因天氣惡劣，所有航班均被取消。
例句5：I had to refuse to attend on the ground of a previous engagement.
我因有約在先，只有拒絕出席。
例句6：They abandoned the match on the ground of rain.
因為下雨，他們中止了比賽。
例句7：Tom was forced to retire on the ground of ill health.
以健康不佳為由，湯姆被迫退休。
通過以上的例句學習，相信大家已經了解了這個短語的用法，希望大家在今後的學習中多加運用。