Beside 和 Besides 雖然只差一個 s 但意思卻完全不同!
趕緊看下去搞懂他們差異吧!
Besides
1. 而且
通常你講一句話後,突然想到第二句話,就可以加上 besides,然後再表達自己事後的想法
- She won’t mind if you’re late – besides, it’s hardly your fault.
她不會因為你遲到而耿耿於懷——何況這並不是你的錯。 - I don’t want to go outside because it’s too hot. Besides, I have lots of things to do.
我不想到外面因為太熱了。而且,我有好多事要做。
2. 除…之外還有
- Do you play any other sports besides basketball?
除了籃球外,你還參加別的體育活動嗎? - Besides me, everyone else in the class wears glasses.
除了我之外,班上所有人都戴眼鏡
Beside
1. 在…旁邊;在…附近
- Come and sit here beside me.
過來坐在我旁邊。
- Our house was built right beside the sea.
我們的家就建在海邊。
2. 與…相比
- Those books seem very dull beside this one.
與這本書相比,那些書似乎都很枯燥。
beside the point: 離題,與討論的問題無關
- That’s beside the point.
3. 那不是重點,那不相關
- Let’s stick to discussing whether the road should be built at all. The exact cost is beside the point.
我們還是繼續討論這條路到底該不該建的問題吧。確切的造價不是問題的根本。
4. be beside yourself: 因情緒太強烈而無法控制自己
- He was beside himself with grief when she died. 她死時他悲痛欲絕。
- I was beside myself with joy when I knew she’s alive. 當我知道她還活著時,我欣喜若狂。
當中的情緒可以是好是壞。通常搭配 with 來表達是什麼樣的情緒。
Beside VS Besides
– | Beside | Besides |
詞性 | 介詞 (Adverb) | 副詞, 介詞 (Adverb, Prep) |
意思 | -在…旁邊 -與…相比 -beside the point: 離題,與討論的問題無關 -be beside yourself: 因情緒太強烈而無法控制自己 按這裡看更多例句 | 而且;除了…還有 (還有其他”除了”的表達方式) |
“除了”的相關用法
除了Besides之外,大家可以嘗試運用其他表達方法,那麼句子就不會那麼單調!
1. in addition to (除…之外還) | 例句:In addition to his apartment in Manhattan, he has a villa in Italy and a castle in Scotland. 除了在曼哈頓擁有一套公寓外,他在義大利還有一座鄉間別墅,在蘇格蘭有一座城堡。 |
2. Other than (除了) | The form cannot be signed by anyone other than yourself. 除了你本人,誰也不能在這張表格上簽字。 |
3. Apart from(除了;不考慮,不算;此外) | Apart from the salary/Salary apart, it’s not a bad job.不考慮薪水的話,這工作還不錯。 Apart from you and me, I don’t think there was anyone there under 30. 除了你我二人,我想當時那裡沒有誰年齡在30以下了。 |
4. Aside from (除…以外) | Money continues to be a problem but aside from that we’re all well. 缺錢依然是個問題,但是除此以外,我們一切都還順利。 I hardly watch any television, aside from news and current affairs. 除了看看新聞和時事,我很少看電視。 |
5. except (除…之外) | The museum is open daily except Monday(s). 博物館除了星期一之外每日都開放。 The government has few options except to keep interest rates high. 政府除了維持高利率外,幾乎沒有其他的選擇。 |