pay in cash (bycash,with cash)辨析

问题描述

我希望你付给我现金。

I’d like you to pay me in cash.

I’d like you to pay me by cash.

I’d like you to pay me with cash.

哪句对？还是都对？谢谢！

老师答疑

陈老师：

▲表示“用现金”，用 in cash 和 by cash 都可以，前者侧重指用“现金的形式”，后者侧重指“以现金的方式”，但在实际应用中常可混用：

Would you pay me in cash, please? 请您付给我现金行吗?

I would appreciate it if you paid in cash. 你若付现金，我将非常感谢。

The purchase price is less if you pay by cash. 付现金的话，价钱便宜些。

▲《剑桥国际英语词典》中有这样一例句，充分说明两者可以换用：

Will you pay by credit card or by (in) cash? 你是用信用卡付款还是付现金？

▲至于 with cash：英语一般不这样用，比如 L. G. 亚历山大编著的《朗文·英语词汇用法手册》（cash词条）就认为 with cash 是错误的，该书认为可以说 Can I pay (in) cash？其中的 in cash 不能换成 with cash。

凯老师：

谢谢陈老师的解答，我明白了！