aside
aside — 副詞
1. in a position or direction that is away from the centre of where you are, often
到一旁
離開中央位置，移向旁邊
in a position or direction that is away from the centre of where you are, often so that other people or things can pass.
Sami stepped aside to let the elderly woman push her trolley through the doorway.
馬可斯往旁邊站，讓那位老太太把推車推進門。
step aside + to-infinitive (make room)
The nurse gently pulled the curtain aside so the children could see their grandmother.
護士輕輕把窗簾拉到一旁，讓孩子們看看奶奶。
pull [object] aside (move out of the way)
Renata pushed her long fringe aside before threading the needle under the lamp.
莉娜在燈下穿針之前，把長瀏海撥到一邊。
The coach took Diego aside after practice and asked him about his sore knee.
練習結束後，教練把迪亞哥拉到一旁，問他膝蓋痛不痛。
- to one side
phrase form, very close in meaning
- out of the way
stresses clearing space rather than direction
文法句型
verb + aside (step / move / pull / stand)
用法筆記
Almost always follows a verb of motion (step, move, pull, push, stand, draw). Distinguish from sense 4 (EXCEPT FOR), which always appears as 'X aside' at the start of a clause.
常見錯誤
2. kept separate from what you are using now so that you can use it later for a cho
留存；備用
把錢或物品分開保留供日後使用
kept separate from what you are using now so that you can use it later for a chosen purpose, especially money, time, or stock.
Uri sets aside two hundred dollars from each paycheck for her daughter's piano lessons.
瑪雅每次領薪都留出兩百美元，給女兒上鋼琴課用。
set aside [money] for [purpose]
The bakery puts aside three loaves every morning for the local food bank.
麵包店每天早上會留出三條麵包給當地的食物銀行。
put aside [items] for [recipient]
Vesna has laid aside enough Sunday afternoons to finish painting the kitchen.
卡洛斯已經挪出好幾個週日下午，要把廚房漆完。
Could you please put this dress aside? I will come back with my mother on Saturday.
可以幫我把這件洋裝先留起來嗎？我星期六會帶媽媽回來看。
- spend
for money objects only
文法句型
set / put / lay aside + money or resource
用法筆記
Object is typically money, time, food, or stock — something tangible that can be reserved. Verb is usually 'set', 'put', or 'lay'. Distinguish from sense 3, which takes abstract objects like worries or differences.
常見錯誤
3. stopping yourself from thinking about a feeling, problem, or disagreement so tha
擱置；先不管
暫時不去想某情緒、問題或分歧
stopping yourself from thinking about a feeling, problem, or disagreement so that you can focus on something else, usually only for the moment.
The two sisters set aside their argument about the wedding when their mother fell ill.
兩姊妹在媽媽病倒之後，就把婚禮的爭執暫時擱在一邊。
set aside [conflict] (temporarily ignore)
Dr. Aiko asked the team to put aside their fear and focus on the patient in front of them.
田中醫師要團隊先把害怕放下，專心面對眼前的病人。
put aside + emotion noun
Let us leave aside the question of cost for now and talk about the design.
我們先把費用的問題擱一邊，來談談設計吧。
Carmen cast aside her doubts and signed the contract before changing her mind.
卡門把懷疑甩到一旁，趁自己還沒反悔就把合約簽了。
文法句型
set / put / leave / cast aside + abstract noun
用法筆記
Object is abstract: doubts, differences, feelings, questions, problems. Often signals a temporary pause, not permanent rejection. Distinguish from sense 2, which takes concrete objects like money or stock.
常見錯誤
4. a way of saying that one thing should not be counted, so that what follows in th
除…之外
把某點排除後，後面的話對其餘皆成立
a way of saying that one thing should not be counted, so that what follows in the sentence is true about everything else.
Jokes aside, we really do need a new heating system before winter arrives.
玩笑話先放一邊，我們真的得在冬天來之前換一套新的暖氣系統。
[noun] aside introducing a serious turn
The slow service aside, our dinner at the harbour restaurant was wonderful.
不算上服務太慢這點，我們在港邊餐廳的晚餐相當美好。
[complaint] aside, [positive evaluation]
Cost aside, the new electric scooter would suit Grandma's daily trips to the market.
撇開價錢不談，這台新的電動代步車很適合奶奶每天去市場。
One small spelling error aside, Hana's essay about her hometown was nearly perfect.
除了一個小小的拼字錯誤之外，花的家鄉作文寫得近乎完美。
- apart from
more neutral; can also begin a clause
- aside from
the prepositional version, takes the noun after
- notwithstanding
very formal, often legal
文法句型
[noun phrase] aside, [main clause]
用法筆記
Always sits AFTER the noun it relates to and at the start of a clause: '[noun] aside, …'. Distinguish from sense 1 (TO THE SIDE), which sits after a verb of motion.
常見錯誤
aside — 名詞
1. a comment said in a low voice to one person nearby so that the other people in t
悄悄話；私語
對身旁特定人輕聲說、不讓他人聽見的話
a comment said in a low voice to one person nearby so that the other people in the room cannot hear it.
During the boring speech, Hana whispered an aside to her brother about the speaker's strange tie.
在那場無聊的演講中，花悄悄對哥哥說了一句關於講者怪領帶的話。
whisper an aside to [person]
The chef muttered a sharp aside to her sous-chef about the slow waiter.
主廚低聲對副廚講了一句尖銳的悄悄話，抱怨那位動作慢的服務生。
mutter a [adjective] aside
Mr. Patel made a witty aside, and only the front row of students laughed.
帕特爾先生說了一句俏皮的悄悄話，只有前排的學生笑了出來。
From the back of the courtroom came an aside that made the lawyer flush red.
法庭後方傳來一句小聲嘀咕，讓律師當場臉紅。
文法句型
whisper / mutter an aside (to someone)
用法筆記
Frequently appears with verbs of quiet speech: whisper, mutter, hiss. Often modified by adjectives like 'witty', 'sharp', 'sarcastic'. Distinguish from sense 2, which is a longer digression rather than a brief whisper.
常見錯誤
2. a short comment or short story inside a talk or piece of writing that moves away
題外話
在演說或文章中暫時偏離主題的短評或小段
a short comment or short story inside a talk or piece of writing that moves away from the main topic before the speaker or writer returns to it.
As an aside, the professor mentioned the village where her grandmother had grown up before returning to the lecture.
教授順帶提了一句題外話，講到她奶奶長大的村莊，然後又回到課堂內容。
as an aside (digression marker)
The novel is full of charming asides about the narrator's cat and her noisy neighbours.
這本小說裡充滿了關於敘事者那隻貓和吵鬧鄰居的可愛題外話。
plural: asides about [topic]
In a brief aside, the coach told the parents about the team's new uniforms before discussing tactics.
教練先簡短岔了個話，跟家長提到隊伍的新球衣，再開始講戰術。
Mayor Alvarez's speech mixed serious arguments with funny asides about life in her small town.
阿瓦雷茲市長的演講把嚴肅的論點和關於她家鄉小鎮生活的有趣題外話穿插在一起。
- digression
more formal; often longer than an aside
- tangent
informal; suggests drifting off topic
- parenthesis
in writing; an inserted remark
文法句型
as an aside; in an aside
用法筆記
Often appears in the fixed phrase 'as an aside' to flag a deliberate digression. Distinguish from sense 1: this sense is a topical detour heard or read by the whole audience, not a private whisper.