in addition to somebody/something; apart from somebody/something 除…之外(还) We have lots of things in common besides music. 除了音乐,我们还有很多共通点。 Besides working as a doctor, he also writes novels in his spare time. 除了当医生之外,他在业余时间还写小说。 I've got no family besides my parents. 除了父母外,我没有其他亲人。 I’ve got plenty of other things to do besides talking to you. 除了和你说话,我还有很多其他的事要做。
Which Word? besides / apart from / exceptbesides / apart from / except- The preposition besides means ‘in addition to’:
besides 作介词表示除…之外(还): What other sports do you like besides football? 除足球外你还喜欢哪些运动?
指仅有某事物不包括在内用 except: I like all sports except football. 除足球外我喜欢所有的运动。
上述两种含义均可用 apart from: What other sports do you like apart from football? 除足球外你还喜欢哪些运动? I like all sports apart from football. 除足球外我喜欢所有的运动。
Language Bank exceptexceptMaking an exception 说明例外的情况 She wrote all of the songs on the album except for the final track. 除最后一首歌外,这张专辑中所有歌曲都是她写的。
Apart from/aside from the final track, all of the songs on the album were written by her. 除最后一首歌外,这张专辑中所有歌曲都是她写的。
The songwriting—with a few minor exceptions—is of a very high quality. 除了几首歌美中不足以外,歌曲创作质量非常高。
With only one or two exceptions, the songwriting is of a very high quality. 歌曲创作质量非常高,仅有一两首歌例外。
The majority of the compositions are less than three minutes long, with the notable exception of the title track. 大多数曲目的长度都不超过三分钟,只有与专辑同名的曲目是明显的例外。
With the exception of the title track, this album is a huge disappointment. 这张专辑令人大失所望,只有与专辑同名的曲目还过得去。
Here is a list of all the band’s CDs, excluding unofficial ‘bootleg’ recordings. 这是这个乐队所有 CD 的清单,未经批准非法录制的那些没有计算在内。
Which Word? beside / besidesbeside / besides- The preposition beside usually means ‘next to something/somebody’ or ‘at the side of something/somebody’:
介词 beside 通常表示靠近、在旁边: Sit here beside me. 坐到我旁边来。
介词 besides 表示除…之外(还): What other sports do you play besides hockey? 除了玩曲棍球你还做哪些运动?
- 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. 我想我星期六不会来。我有好多事要做。再说,我不太喜欢社交聚会。 - She likes football. Besides, she likes tennis and basketball.