Along 還是 alongside 呢?

Along 和 alongside 皆可當介系詞和副詞用,但兩者的用法並不相同、遑論互換。所以,在應使用 along 的地方,若使用 alongside 來替代,不是文法錯誤,就是意思有別,反之亦然。

Along 當介系詞用時意為「沿著,順著,循著」。例如:

  • They walked along the beach collecting small crabs in a bucket. (他們沿著海灘走,拿著桶子一路撿拾小螃蟹)
  • A black cat was walking along the top of the fence. (一隻黑貓在籬笆上頭走著)
  • We went for a romantic walk along the river yesterday. (我們昨天沿著河邊浪漫地散步)
  • Cars were parked all along the riverbank. (河岸沿途停滿了汽車)
  • Somewhere along this road there’s a bookstore. (順著這條路走,路邊有一家書店)
    Somewhere alongside this road there’s a bookstore. (在這條路附近的某個地方有一家書店)

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