1) 作为副词，是动态的“到一边去”。

• I stepped aside to let her pass.我躲到一边，让她过去。
• He took her aside.他把她带到一边。
• We've been putting money aside for the trip.我们一直在留下钱来作旅费。
• They felt cast aside by society.他们感到自己被社会抛到了一边。

可以放到名词后面表示“撇开不算”。

• These problems aside, we have been very successful.这些问题撇开不算，我们干得十分成功。

2) 中文“除了…之外”有歧义，既可以表示“除了…作为例外不算在内”，也可以表示“不但有…而且还有…”。美国英语的 aside from 也与此相类似，可以有同样的两个意义。

• We're all happy aside from him.除了他之外，我们大家都很高兴。
• Aside from history, I did pretty well.除了历史，我都考得不错。
• Aside from that, the apartment was too small.不但如此，这公寓还太小。
• Aside from being tired, I am so sleepy.我不但累了，而且还很困倦。
• Aside from federal and state aid, county revenue is generated through property and sales taxes and service fees. (The Sunday Gazette, Schenectady, New York, Oct. 26, 2008, C1)除了从联邦和州那里得到补助之外，郡的收入来自物产税、销售税和服务费。