c. 1500, "outer side," from out + side (n.). The adjective is attested from 1630s; the preposition from 1826; the adverb from 1813. Phrase outside of "with exception of" is from 1859.
雙語例句
1. The President's unescorted vehicle was ambushed just outside the capital.
剛出首都，總統無人護衛的汽車就遭到了伏擊。
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2. There was a scream of brakes from the carriageway outside.
外面車行道上傳來刺耳的剎車聲。
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3. The outside air was heavy and moist and sultry.
外面的空氣沉滯、潮濕而悶熱。
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4. He ran a newspaper stand outside the American Express office.
他在美國運通公司辦公大樓外經營一家報攤。
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5. He insisted we stop at a small restaurant just outside of Atlanta.