介词清单之'beyond'

Beyond

词源：From be- "by," here probably indicating position, + geond "yonder" (prep.), “on the other

side of, from the farther side; out of reach of”（基本含义：在（向）较远的⼀边→超过）

词性与词义：

prep. 在（或向）…较远的⼀边；（范围）超出；超过

adv. 在另⼀边；在（或向）更远处

n. 远处的事物；来世，再⽣

beyond含义梳理：

（1）beyond作介词：

a. 在（或向）…较远的⼀边

例1：In the distance, beyond the river, was a small town.（在河对岸的远处有⼀座⼩镇。）

例2：The road continues beyond the village up into the hills.（那条路经过村⼦后⼜往上延伸到群

⼭中。）

b.（范围）超出；超过

例1：Our success was far beyond what we thought possible.（我们的成功远远超出了我们的估计

范围。）

例2：Few people live beyond the age of a hundred.（很少有⼈活过100岁。）

例3：The bicycle was beyond repair (= is too badly damaged to repair).（⾃⾏⻋已损坏得⽆法修

理。）

例4：The exercise was beyond the abilities of most of the class.（这个练习超出了班上⼤多数学⽣

的能⼒。）

（2）beyond作副词：

a. 在（或向）…较远的⼀边

例1：The mountain and the mountains beyond were covered in snow.（这座⼭及远处的⼭脉都被

积雪覆盖着。）

例2：The immediate future is clear, but it's hard to tell what lies beyond.（最近的将来已经明朗，

但更往后就很难说了。）