far side

far side — noun

1. the side of a place, object, or area that is farthest away from where you are st

1.名詞B1
釋義

the side of a place, object, or area that is farthest away from where you are standing or from a central point.

例句

Vikram parked his car on the far side of the car park.

prepositional phrase: on the far side of [place]

The old oak tree stands on the far side of the river.

同義詞
  • other side

    neutral and more common in everyday speech; does not emphasise distance

  • opposite side

    suggests something directly across from you; slightly more formal

  • far end

    specifically the end point farthest away, not the entire side

反義詞
  • near side

    the side closest to the speaker or point of reference

  • this side

    the side where the speaker currently is

文法句型

the far side of + noun phrase

用法筆記

Always used with the definite article 'the'. It is usually followed by 'of' to specify the object or area whose farther side is being described.

常見錯誤

❌He sat at far side of the table.
✅He sat at the far side of the table.
💡'far side' must always be preceded by the article 'the'.

2. the part of the moon's surface that permanently faces away from the earth and ca

2.名詞B2
釋義

the part of the moon's surface that permanently faces away from the earth and cannot be seen from the ground.

例句

In 1959, a Soviet spacecraft sent back the first pictures of the moon's far side.

possessive form: moon's far side

The far side of the moon has a much thicker crust than the side that faces us.

同義詞
反義詞

文法句型

the far side of the moon

the moon's far side

用法筆記

Also called 'the dark side of the moon' in popular culture, though this is misleading — the far side receives just as much sunlight as the near side. In scientific writing, 'far side' is preferred and often capitalised as 'Far Side'.

常見錯誤

❌The far side of the moon is always dark.
✅The far side of the moon gets sunlight just like the near side.
💡the far side is not always dark; it has day and night cycles like the rest of the moon.