by the way

by the way

片語

片語摘要

口語轉換話題常用:表示「順帶一提、對了」
多置於句首並加逗號;也可放句中或句尾
正式寫作可改用 incidentally/Additionally
易與 on the way/in the way 混淆,語意不同

形式與用法

by the way
常用於口語或非正式文字,插入與主題關聯較弱的補充資訊。常置於句首,後面加逗號;也可插入句中作插入語,或置於句尾。正式寫作建議改用 incidentally/Additionally。勿與 on the way(在路上)或 in the way(擋路)混淆。
範例:
By the way, the English quiz is next Monday.
順帶一提,下週一有英文小考。
其他形式:
BTW
「by the way」的縮寫,常見於簡訊、社群貼文與即時通訊;正式場合或學術寫作避免使用。
範例:
BTW, don’t forget your student ID tomorrow.
順帶一提,明天別忘了帶學生證。
oh, by the way
在口語中更自然的過渡用法,表示突然想起或臨時補充。書寫時「oh, by the way,」之後加逗號。
範例:
Oh, by the way, the teacher changed the deadline to Friday.
喔,對了,老師把期限改到星期五。

常見錯誤

On the way, the test is next week.
By the way, the test is next week.
將 by the way(順帶一提)錯寫成 on the way(在路上)。兩者語意完全不同,不能互換。
By the way I will be late.
By the way, I will be late.
句首作引介語時後面要加逗號,標示語氣停頓與層次。
By the ways, the deadline is tomorrow.
By the way, the deadline is tomorrow.
固定片語不可加複數 -s;以為有多個「ways」而加 s 是誤解。
By the way, the most important point is our exam schedule.
Additionally/Also, the most important point is our exam schedule.
by the way 用於次要或附帶訊息,不適合引出主要重點;正式或重要訊息應改用 additionally/also 等更中性的連接語。
By the way, the results were inconclusive.(正式報告)
Incidentally/Additionally, the results were inconclusive.
正式寫作避免口語化的 by the way;以 incidentally 或 additionally 取代更恰當。

同義詞與反義詞

同義
incidentally
(順便一提;附帶地)
語氣較正式,適合書面或正式場合。
同義
speaking of which
(說到這個)
通常承接前句內容,表示「既然提到…」,關聯性比 by the way 更強。
同義
that reminds me
(這讓我想到)
強調被前述內容觸發的聯想,比 by the way 更主觀。
同義
on a side note
(順帶一提)
偏口語或非正式書面;語氣與 by the way 類似。
同義
as an aside
(題外話)
較正式、書面化,常見於文章或演講。
反義
anyway
(總之;回到正題)
功能上常用於「把話題拉回主題」,與 by the way 引出旁支話題形成對比。
反義
back to the point
(回到重點)
明確宣告回到主要議題,作用與引出旁話題的 by the way 相反。
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