高频固定表达:beyond one's control(不在某人控制之内:circumstances beyond our control = 不可控的情况);beyond doubt(毋庸置疑:proved beyond (all) doubt = 毋庸置疑地证明);beyond question(毫无疑问);beyond belief(难以置信:the cruelty was beyond belief);beyond repair(无法修复:damaged beyond repair = 损坏得无法修复);beyond recognition(面目全非:changed beyond recognition = 变得面目全非);beyond one's means(超出经济能力:living beyond one's means = 入不敷出);go beyond(超越,不限于:go beyond expectations = 超出预期);above and beyond(超出正常要求:go above and beyond = 超额付出)。
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⚠️beyond one's means(超出经济能力)固定表达
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Buying a house in the city centre is beyond many young professionals' budget, forcing them to consider cheaper options in the suburbs.
在市中心买房超出了许多年轻专业人士的经济能力,迫使他们考虑郊区更便宜的选择。(beyond one's means = 固定表达,超出经济能力)
beyond one's budget(超出预算)语义正确,但 beyond one's means(超出经济能力,更广义的「支付不起」)更书面地道;两者语义相近,beyond one's means 是固定表达;此句 beyond many young professionals' budget 自然正确,但书面首选 beyond their means 或 unaffordable for many young professionals
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Buying a house in the city centre is beyond the means of many young professionals, forcing them to consider cheaper options in the suburbs.
在市中心买房超出了许多年轻专业人士的经济能力,迫使他们考虑郊区更便宜的选择。
⚠️beyond doubt(毋庸置疑)vs. without doubt(无疑地)——语境区分
The scientific evidence for the link between smoking and lung cancer has been established beyond all reasonable doubt.
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beyond doubt = without doubt(两者完全相同,可互换)
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beyond (all reasonable) doubt(毋庸置疑,法律/正式表达,强调「经过检验后无可置疑」);without doubt(无疑地,口语,= certainly);语义相近但语域不同:beyond doubt 多见于法律/学术(proven beyond doubt = 已被证明得毋庸置疑);without doubt 更口语(without doubt, this is the best film);此句 beyond all reasonable doubt 是法律标准(刑事定罪标准)
吸烟与肺癌之间联系的科学证据已毋庸置疑地确立。(beyond all reasonable doubt = 法律/正式语境)