●courtesy of sb/sth1. ( by courtesy of sb/sth) with the official permission of sb/sth and as a favour承蒙…的特许◆The pictures have been reproduced by courtesy of the British Museum. 承蒙大英博物馆惠允,才得以复制了这些画。2.given as a prize or provided free by a person or an organization由…赞助(或赠送);蒙…提供◆Win a weekend in Rome, courtesy of Fiat. 赢取菲亚特公司提供的到罗马度周末的机会。3.as the result of a particular thing or situation作为…的结果◆Viewers can see the stadium from the air, courtesy of a camera fastened to the plane. 由于摄像机安装在飞机上,电视观众可以从空中鸟瞰体育场。