Word · Frequency #944
beyond
在…的另一边；在…更远处
On the other side of; further away than
- 1.
Further away than.
比......更远。
- 2.
On the far side of.
- 3.
Later than; after.
晚于；在......之后。
- 4.
Greater than; so as to exceed or surpass.
- 5.
In addition to; supplementing.
除......之外；补充。
- 6.
Past, or out of reach of.
- 7.
Not within the comprehension of.
超出......的理解范围。
在…之后；晚于；超出；超过；除…之外；此外；超出…的范围；无法企及；超出…的理解；无法理解
In use
The problem is beyond my ability to solve.
The village lies just beyond the mountain.
Beyond his regular job, he also runs a small business.
beyond + noun/pronoun (location)
表示位置，在更远处。
The village is just beyond the hill.
村庄就在小山的那一边。
beyond + noun (exceeding a limit or capability)
表示超出能力、范围或限度。
This problem is beyond my understanding.
这个问题超出了我的理解范围。
beyond + noun (in addition to, except)
用于否定句或疑问句，表示“除…之外”。
Connections
Collocations
- beyond the horizon
- 在地平线之外；在更远处
- The ship disappeared beyond the horizon.船消失在地平线之外。
- beyond midnight
- 午夜之后；过了午夜
- The concert lasted beyond midnight.音乐会一直持续到午夜之后。
- beyond belief
- 难以置信；超乎想象
- The corruption in the government is beyond belief.政府内部的腐败令人难以置信。
- beyond doubt
- 毫无疑问；确定无疑
- Her honesty is beyond doubt.她的诚实是毋庸置疑的。
- beyond repair
- 无法修复；损坏得无法修理
- The antique vase was broken beyond repair.那个古董花瓶已经碎得无法修复了。
- beyond one's wildest dreams
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 beyond 拆成 be + yond，yond 联想 yonder（那边的）——山那边更远，即“超出、在……之外”。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：spatial distance、time reference、degree/surpass、exception/addition beyond 的语域随搭配和句型变化：表示方位、时间时通常很中性；表示“超出、胜过”或用于书面列举时带有正式感，口语中也比较常见 beyond belief 一类强调用法。总体较难用单一正式/非正式标签概括，按混合处理更稳妥。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the spelling chunk 'ond' (yonder shares 'yond'), but in pronunciation, beyond's /jɒnd/ has an extra /j/ sound, so pond, bond, fond, blond, and respond only end with /ɒnd/ and do not fully rhyme. Yonder's pronunciation /ˈjɒndər/ ends with /ər/, making it different.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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