apart

apart — 副詞

1. with a measurable gap between two people or things — for example, three metres b

1.副詞B1
釋義

相距；相隔

兩者在空間或時間上有距離

with a measurable gap between two people or things — for example, three metres between chairs, or two years between birthdays.

例句

Amara planted the tomato seedlings about thirty centimetres apart in the garden bed.

Amara 把番茄苗種在花圃裡，每株相距大約三十公分。

[measure] + apart for spacing distance

The twin brothers were born only fourteen minutes apart on a snowy night in March.

這對雙胞胎兄弟在一個下雪的三月夜裡出生，相隔只有十四分鐘。

[time] + apart for time gap

同義詞
  • away

    more general; needs a starting point (away from)

  • separate

    adjective form; describes the state, not the gap

反義詞
  • together

    describes things in the same place or moment

文法句型

[number/measure] + apart

[time] + apart

用法筆記

Almost always follows a measurement or time expression (five feet apart, two hours apart). Cannot stand alone before the noun like an adjective.

常見錯誤

❌The houses are apart five metres.
✅The houses are five metres apart.
💡the measurement comes BEFORE 'apart', not after.

2. so that one whole object ends up as several separate pieces, either by force or

2.副詞B2
釋義

拆開；散開

分裂或拆解成數塊的狀態

so that one whole object ends up as several separate pieces, either by force or by gradual damage.

例句

Hadiya took the old radio apart on the kitchen table to see how it worked.

Hadiya 在廚房桌上把那台舊收音機拆開，想看看它怎麼運作。

take + apart for dismantling

The wooden chair finally fell apart after thirty years of family dinners.

經過三十年的家族晚餐後，那張木椅終於散了。

fall + apart for breaking by itself

同義詞
  • to pieces

    stronger; suggests total destruction

  • asunder

    literary or archaic; rare in modern speech

反義詞

文法句型

take/pull/fall/break + apart

用法筆記

Pairs with verbs of breaking, tearing, or dismantling (take, pull, rip, fall, break). Distinguish from sense 1: here there is no measurement; the focus is the splitting itself.

常見錯誤

❌I broke apart the cookie into halves.
✅I broke the cookie apart into halves.
💡'apart' goes AFTER the object, not between verb and object.

3. if you set one fact or thing aside and do not count it, the rest of what you say

3.副詞B1
釋義

除外；撇開

把某項因素先擱在一旁不算

if you set one fact or thing aside and do not count it, the rest of what you say is true; said when one item is being left out of the discussion.

例句

Cost apart, the new electric bicycle is perfect for Kalani's morning commute.

價格不算的話，這台新電動腳踏車很適合 Kalani 早上通勤。

[noun] + apart for setting aside one factor

Joking apart, Dr. Tariq, when can the children safely return to school?

Tariq 醫師，說正經的，孩子們什麼時候可以安全回學校？

fixed phrase 'joking apart' to switch to a serious tone

同義詞
  • aside

    interchangeable in 'joking aside / joking apart'

  • excepted

    more formal; written register

文法句型

[noun phrase] + apart

apart from + [noun phrase]

用法筆記

Comes AFTER the noun it excludes ('cost apart'), unlike 'apart from' which comes before. Often used to dismiss one negative point so a positive claim still stands.

常見錯誤

❌Apart the cost, the bicycle is perfect.
✅Cost apart, the bicycle is perfect.' OR 'Apart from the cost, the bicycle is perfect.
💡'apart' follows the noun; only 'apart from' goes before it.

apart — 形容詞