beside和besides
分类: 英语学习方法
虽然“beside”和“besides”在拼写上只差一个字母“s”,但它们的意思和用法却完全不同。它们的不同点具体是什么?
用法总结
1 “Beside”是介词,表物理方位“在…旁边”,相当于更正式一点的“next to”。
Put the chair beside the table.
Come and sit beside me.
The cinema is beside the park.
2 “Besides”作介词用时,意思为“除了…之外,还/且”,类似于“as well as”。
Besides knowing grammar well, you need to have a good vocabulary.
You should do something else besides studying.
Besides enjoying reading, she loves playing football.
3 “Besides”作副词用时,意思为“此外,况且”,通常用来添加更重要或更强烈的观点,相当于不那么正式的“moreover”。
I'm going to practise now because I've got time and besides, I need to!
I want to go and lie down. Besides, I have a headache.
I don't want to drive now. Besides, it's really dark.