next to or at the side of somebody/something 在旁邊(或附近) Which Word? beside / besidesbeside / besides- The preposition beside usually means ‘next to something/somebody’ or ‘at the side of something/somebody’:
介詞 beside 通常表示靠近、在旁邊: Sit here beside me. 坐到我旁邊來。
介詞 besides 表示除…之外(還): What other sports do you play besides hockey? 除了玩曲棍球你還做哪些運動?
- The adverb besides is not usually used on its own with the same meaning as the preposition. It is mainly used to give another reason or argument for something:
I don’t think I’ll come on Saturday. I have a lot of work to do. Besides, I don’t really like parties. 我想我星期六不會來。我有好多事要做。再說,我不太喜歡社交聚會。 - She likes football. Besides, she likes tennis and basketball.
- The preposition beside usually means ‘next to something/somebody’ or ‘at the side of something/somebody’:
compared with somebody/something 與…相比
Word OriginOld English be sīdan (adverb) ‘by the side’ (see by, side).
Idioms
be beside the point
beside yourself (with something)