区别辨析 vest in, be vested in, repose in, reside in, rest in, rest on/upon 与 rest with

(1) vest in指“(权力、财产等)归属于；(权力)授予、赋予……”。

Upon the death of the father, the estate vested in his son.
这个父亲一去世，财产就归他的儿子所有了。

(2) be vested in指“(将权力等)交给、赋予(某人)”。

In the U.S. the power to declare war is vested not in the President, but in the Congress.(或：...the Congress is vested with the power to declare war.)
在美国宣战的权力不属于总统，而在于国会。
Most of the authority is vested in the board of directors.
大部分权力被交给董事会。

(3) repose in主要用于以下几个意思：

①“把(权力等)授予某人”，是较正式的用语。

②“安息，休息”，指死亡或睡眠。有时用于引申及不及物用法，与rest in意思接近。

He was asleep, reposing/ having reposed his body in an armchair.
他在扶手椅上睡着了。
The body of the dead leader reposed/rested in the cathedral for the people to pay their respects.
那位去世的领导人的遗体安放在教堂里，供人们瞻仰。

③“(存)在于……”，可用lie in, reside in, rest in代替。

The chief attractions of this holiday town repose in its peace and fresh air.
这个度假城的主要吸引力在于它的安宁和新鲜空气。
Her chief charm reposes/resides in her character not in her looks.
她的主要魅力在于她的性格，不在于她的外貌。

④“(把信任等)寄托于……”。

I have always reposed complete faith in your ability to deal with matters of sudden urgency.
我总是完全相信你处理突发事件的能力。

(4) reside in意为“(权力或财产等)归属于……；在……手中；(存)在于……；居住于……”。

The highest judicial authority resides in the Supreme Court.
最高司法权归属于最高法院。
As an actress, her strength resides mainly in her acting, not in her looks.
作为一个女演员，她的实力主要在于她的演技，不在于外貌。
This family has resided/lived in this village/at 128 Ping'an Street for upwards of 100 years.
这个家族住在这个村子/住在平安大街128号已经100多年了。

(5) rest in与repose in在意思和用法上基本相同：

①“使安息，休息”，可指睡眠或死亡，也有其他译法。

It was so comfortable resting in the armchair.
在扶手椅上休息是如此舒适。
May those who died in the fighting of the floods forever rest in peace.
愿那些在抗洪斗争中牺牲的人们永远安息。
They rested/reposed his body in the churchyard.
他们把他的遗体安放在教堂墓地中。
Resting his chin in his hands, he looked steadily at her.
他用手托着下巴，直直地凝视着她。

②“……存在是由于……”。

The trouble rests in the people's dissatisfaction with the government's performance in stimulating economy.(也可用lies in, reposes in, resides in)
麻烦在于人民不满意政府在刺激经济方面的表现。

③“把(权力)授予某人”。

The nation rests too much power in the President. (也可用reposes in, vests in)
这个国家给了总统太大的权力。

④“把(信任等)寄托于某人”。

I have always rested complete faith in your ability to deal with matters of sudden urgency.
我总是完全相信你处理突发事件的能力。

(6) rest on/upon指“依靠……；(希望)寄托在……”；rest with意为“在……手中；是……的责任；由……决定；得靠”。

His decision to sail rested on his belief that the world was round.
他远航的决定建立在他的信念之上，即地球是圆的。
The realization of the plan rests on your cooperation.
计划的实现取决于你们的合作。
Power rested with the aristocracy, composed of the nobility and the gentry.
权力掌握在由贵族和绅士阶层组成的贵族阶级手中。
As a prisoner, his fate rests with the judge.
作为囚犯，他的命运由法官决定。
It rests with yourselves to settle your difference.
你们的分歧还要指望你们自己来解决。

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