摘要：在英语语法中，"fall from"和"fall off"作为表示"跌落、掉落"的动词短语，常因介词搭配和语境差异引发混淆。许多学习者会错误地将二者混用，导致表达不准确。

在英语语法中，"fall from"和"fall off"作为表示"跌落、掉落"的动词短语，常因介词搭配和语境差异引发混淆。许多学习者会错误地将二者混用，导致表达不准确。

1.fall from的核心含义是"从某个位置或状态中落下"，强调动作发生的起始点。典型特征包括：

- 强调掉落的起点或来源即从某个位置或高度掉落

- 必须搭配表示具体位置或抽象状态的介词（from+名词/动名词）

- 适用于物理跌落、从高处坠落等具体场景，如从屋顶、货架、建筑物、悬崖跌落坠落 | 从车辆/家具上跌落

- 常用于描述事物脱离原有位置的过程

例：

The snowflakes fall from the sky.

雪花从天空飘落。

He must have fallen from a great height.

他肯定是从很高的地方摔下来的。

A loose slate had fallen from the roof.

一块松动的石板瓦从房顶上掉了下来。

The cat fell from the table onto the carpet.

猫咪从桌子上掉到了地毯上。

They lay where they had fallen from the crane, sticking out of the water

它们还在从起重机上掉落的地方，一部分露出水面。

The picture fell from the wall.

画从墙上掉下来。

The egg fell from the shelf.

鸡蛋从架子上掉了下来。

Leaves fall from the trees in autumn.

秋天树叶从树上落下。

Courage and persistence never fall from the sky.

勇气和坚持从来不会从天而降。

Flaming fragments were still falling from the sky.

燃烧着的碎片还在不断地从天而降。

The seal on the box broke when it fell from its hiding-place

盒子从隐藏处掉落时，封口裂开了。

The knife fell from her nerveless fingers.

刀从她无力的手里落下。《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》（强调落下的高度）

The climber fell from a great height.

登山者从极高的地方坠落下去。

He fell from the tree and fractured his leg.

他从树上摔下来骨折了

She fell from her horse due to the sudden turn.

因突然转向，她从马背上摔落。（强调掉落的高度）

Bank base rates have fallen from 10 per cent to 6 per cent — a decrease of 40 per cent.

银行的基本利率已从10%降到了6%，降幅高达40%。

Norway's budget surplus has fallen from 5.9% in 1986 to an expected 0.1% this year.

挪威的预算盈余已经从1986年的5.9%降至今年预计的0.1%。

Unemployment has fallen from 7.5% to 7.2%

失业率从7.5%降到7.2%。（百分数偶尔也用fall from）

The party's membership has fallen from a peak of fifty-thousand after the Second World War

二战后该党党员人数已从5万人的峰值下降了。

Statistics show that the average number of births per woman has fallen from 4 ．

统计数字显示,每名妇女的平均生育人数已从4人有所下降。

Profits fell from$ 11 million to nearer$ 8 million.

利润从1100万元下跌到大约800万元。（具体的数字用fall from;百分数一般用 fall off）

引申义不同

“fall from”可引申为“源于；出自”， fall from grace”（失宠；堕落），表示从一种好的状态或地位下降。例如：

This saying falls from ancient wisdom.这句话源于古代的智慧。

He gets caviare that has fallen off the back of a lorry

他能弄到来路不明的鱼子酱。（偶尔也可以用fall off表示来源来路）

《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》

He falls from virtue.

他品行堕落。

The moment Mrs Thatcher fell from power has left a lasting imprint on the world's memory.

撒切尔夫人倒台的那一刻在世人的记忆中留下了永久的印痕。

All went well at first, and I was in high favour; but presently I fell from grace

我最初一帆风顺，备受器重，但现在却失宠了。

When cocaine eventually fell from grace as a beverage ingredient, kola-extract colas became popular.

可卡因作为饮料添加剂最终失宠的时候，含有可乐果萃取物的可乐便流行起来。

When news of her cheating became public, she quickly fell from grace.

当她作弊的消息公开后，很快她的名声就一落千丈。

2.fall off则侧重"从母体或装容器里分离或脱离，脱离接触面，不小心滑落掉落"或"逐渐减少"，后通常接具体的物体，具体表现为：

- 可表示数量、程度等抽象概念的减少

- 介词搭配相对灵活（off+具体事物/抽象概念）

例：

The leaves fell off the tree gradually.树叶逐渐从树上落下来。

The apple fell off the tree.苹果从树上掉下来。

Be careful not to fall off the ladder.小心别从梯子上掉下来。

She cycled round the corner, lost her balance and fell off.

她骑车拐弯时失去平衡，摔了下来。

I fell off the ladder.

我从梯子上跌了下来。

He lost his balance and fell from the ladder.

他失去平衡，从梯子上摔下来。《汉英大词典》（偶尔也是可以用fall from）

Be careful not to fall off the bike.小心别从自行车上掉下来。

The tool fell off the truck during transportation.

工具在运输中掉落了。

The shoe fell off while running.跑步时鞋子掉了。

The phone fell off the bag.

手机从包里滑落了。

He fell off the bike and jarred his ankle.

他从自行车上摔下来，伤了脚踝。

Suddenly the horse lurched to one side and the child fell off.

马突然歪向一边，小孩就摔了下来。

We had to tip up the bed and the model was in grave danger of falling off it!

我们不得不把床的一头掀起来，模型差点就从床上掉了下去！

The paint is starting to fall off the wall.墙上的油漆开始脱落。

The bolt fell off, so he stopped working immediately.

安全带滑掉了，所以他立刻停止了工作。

The bandage gradually unwound and fell off.

绷带逐渐松开脱落了。

Your foot falls off the pedal and you stall the car.

你的脚离开踏板，汽车便会熄火。

When your exhaust falls off, you have to replace it.

如果你的排气管脱落，应将其更换。

Her cap fell off in the street and blew away

她的帽子掉在大街上，被风吹走了。

The handle had fallen off the drawer.

抽屉的拉手掉了。

Obviously the plaster's just perished and all fallen off

很明显灰泥已脆裂老化，全剥落下来了。

If you fell off the horse, you should call for help.

如果你从马上摔下来，应该求救。（强调掉落的意外或不小心）

引申义不同“fall off”有“减少；下降”的意思，常用来形容数量、质量、程度等方面的降低，如：

The number of customers has fallen off recently.

最近顾客数量减少了。

Attendance at my lectures has fallen off considerably.

听我讲课的学生大大减少了。

Unemployment is rising again and retail buying has fallen off.

失业率再次上升，零售品购买量下降。

The film opened to healthy box office receipts before rapidly falling off

这部影片的票房收入开始的时候持续上涨，但是后来急剧下降。

The number of visitors has fallen off recently.

最近游客数量减少了。

Our membership numbers fell off by 30% last quarter.

上季度会员数量下降了30%。

The stock price fell off 10% after the news.

消息发布后股价下跌了10%。

The price fell off 20% yesterday.

价格昨天下跌了20%。

3.同一事件可因视角不同选择不同表达：

- 从第三方视角："She fell from the bicycle."（她从自行车上摔下来）

- 从当事人视角："I fell off the bicycle."（我从自行车上摔下来了）

来源：翅膀英语一点号