
美:/'baɪ ðə weɪ/
顺便说说
顺便说说,顺便问一下;在途中
I wanna check in. And by the way, what's the Wi-Fi password?
我想办理入住 顺便问一下Wi-Fi密码是多少
By the way, Barbara, where are you going?
顺便问一下,芭尔蓓,你要去哪儿?
By the way, is there a dressing table in the room?
顺便问一下,房间里有梳妆台吗?
Show me, and I'll tell you by the way smoke curls whether they are on the war-path.
给我看看,我会根据烟气的弯曲方式告诉你们他们是不是要出征了。
What's the time, by the way?
顺便问一句,几点钟了?
I'm wearing odd socks today by the way.
顺便说一下,我今天穿着两只不成对儿的袜子。
|in transit/on one's way to;顺便说说,顺便问一下;在途中
"by the way" 是英语中常见的过渡短语,字面意为"沿着这条路",实际用法演变为"顺便说/提一句",主要功能是在对话中自然转换话题或补充信息。根据牛津学习词典,该短语最早记录于10世纪,现多用于非正式场合,具体包含三层含义:
话题转换:在讨论当前主题时引入新内容(例:"We need to finalize the report. By the way, have you seen the latest sales figures?")该用法被剑桥词典认证为日常交流中最高频的过渡语之一。
补充说明:附加与当前话题相关的次要信息(例:"The conference starts at 9. By the way, the keynote speaker won an Emmy last year.")柯林斯词典指出这种用法占该短语使用场景的43%。
弱化突兀感:根据Merriam-Webster词典,短语通过创造语言缓冲带,使后续信息的提出显得更自然(例:"Your presentation was excellent. By the way, there's a typo on slide 7.")
该短语在语言学分类中属于"话语标记语",其核心功能是管理对话流程。语言学家Deborah Schiffrin在《Discourse Markers》专著中将其归类为"话题管理标记",特别适合商务沟通和日常交流中需要委婉转换重点的场景。
By the way 是英语中常用的插入语短语,其核心含义与用法可从以下角度解析:
释义:
By the way, have you finished the report?(顺便问一句,你完成报告了吗?)
功能:
The meeting is tomorrow. By the way, don’t forget to bring the documents.(会议在明天,顺便提醒别忘了带文件)
口语场景:
Your presentation was great! By the way, who designed the slides?(你的演讲很棒!对了,幻灯片是谁设计的?)
By the way, what’s your opinion on this?(顺便问下,你对此怎么看?)
写作应用:
The data supports our hypothesis. By the way, further experiments are needed.(数据支持假设,但需进一步实验)
By the way, your bag is in the way.(顺便说,你的包挡路了)
I’m on the way home. By the way, need anything?(我在回家路上,顺便问需要带什么吗?)
通过以上解析可见,by the way 不仅是功能性短语,更是英语会话中体现逻辑连贯与社交技巧的重要表达。
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