besides
【“此外”,“除此之外”】
单词:Besides
词性:副词、介词
基本含义:
Besides 是一个常见的副词和介词,通常用来表示“此外”,“除此之外”,有时也可以表示“除了”。它常用于表达额外的信息、补充的观点或强调除某个事物之外的其他事物。
详细解析:
1. 副词用法(As an adverb)
作为副词,besides 的意思是“此外”,用来表示在谈论某一事项时,提到另一个额外的、相关的事项。它有时也用来表达强调。
- Example: She is a great singer, and besides, she’s a talented dancer.
(她是一个很棒的歌手,而且除此之外,她还是一个有天赋的舞者。) - Example: The hotel is too expensive. Besides, it’s too far from the airport.
(这家酒店太贵了,此外,它离机场也太远了。) - Example: We don’t have time to go to the beach, besides, it’s too cold to swim.
(我们没有时间去海滩,此外,天气太冷,不能游泳。)
2. 介词用法(As a preposition)
作为介词,besides 表示“除了”,用来表示在某一范围之外还包括其他人或事物。它通常与“除……之外”类似的句式一起使用。
- Example: Besides John, no one else attended the meeting.
(除了约翰,其他人没有参加会议。) - Example: Besides his salary, he also receives bonuses and commissions.
(除了他的工资,他还获得奖金和提成。) - Example: There is nothing to do here besides walk along the beach.
(除了沿着海滩走,这里没有其他事情可做。)
3. 用于加强否定句(Strengthening a negative statement)
Besides 也可以用来加强否定句的语气,类似于“更不用说”,“何况”等。
- Example: He doesn’t even like sports, besides, he has no time to play.
(他甚至不喜欢运动,更不用说有时间去玩了。) - Example: She’s too young to work, besides, she doesn’t have enough experience.
(她太年轻,不能工作,何况她没有足够的经验。)
常见搭配:
- Besides that(除了那之外):用来继续添加额外的信息。
- Example: He’s a great chef. Besides that, he is also an excellent teacher.
(他是一个很棒的厨师,除此之外,他还是一个优秀的老师。)
- Example: He’s a great chef. Besides that, he is also an excellent teacher.
- Besides the point(不相关,离题):表示某事不相关或与主题无关。
- Example: His argument is besides the point. We need to focus on the main issue.
(他的论点不相关。我们需要关注主要问题。)
- Example: His argument is besides the point. We need to focus on the main issue.
- Besides oneself(焦虑、激动或愤怒):表示某人非常激动或失控。
- Example: She was besides herself with joy when she heard the news.
(当她听到这个消息时,她高兴得几乎失控。)
- Example: She was besides herself with joy when she heard the news.
- Nothing besides(除了没有别的):表示某人或某事完全没有其他东西。
- Example: Nothing besides hard work can guarantee success.
(除了努力工作,别的什么都不能保证成功。)
- Example: Nothing besides hard work can guarantee success.
用法示例:
- Example 1: Besides learning English, she also wants to study French.
(除了学习英语,她还想学法语。) - Example 2: There’s nothing we can do now, besides, it’s too late to change anything.
(现在我们无能为力,况且,已经太晚,无法改变任何事情。) - Example 3: Besides the rain, the weather was perfect for a picnic.
(除了下雨,天气非常适合野餐。) - Example 4: Besides the fact that he is talented, he works hard to achieve success.
(除了他有天赋,他还通过努力工作来取得成功。)
词源:
Besides 源自拉丁语 "beside",意为“在旁边”或“在……旁边”,后来演变为表示“此外”或“除此之外”的含义。