set off 與 set out 都有「出發、動身前往某處」之意。

   ⦿ 例句1：Nick set out to visit his parent this morning. (今天早上尼克前去探望父母。)

   ⦿ 例句2：We’ll set off at 4 am tomorrow. (我們明天凌晨四點會出發。)

  由上方兩個例句中，兩個片語皆可相互替代。再看兩個例句：

1. We __________________ on the last part of our China trip.
2. Can you __________________ the chairs as shown in the plan?

  這裡應該使用set off或set out呢？

  👉今天藉此來深入了解他們的差異吧！！

  The crisis has set off a wave of nationalist feelings in Quebec. (這個危機在魁北克引發了民主主義情緒的浪潮。)

  > set off：為「啟動某事物、引起或引發（一系列事件）」的意思。

  ⦿ 例句：The court’s initial verdict in the police officers’ trial set off serious riots. (法庭審理這樁警察案件所做的初審判決，引起了嚴重的暴動。)

  We set off some fireworks to celebrate the New Year. (我們放煙火慶祝新年。)

  > set off：「使爆炸、引爆、或發出巨響」之意。

  ⦿ 例句：Somebody set the alarm off on my car. (有人觸發了我車上的警報器。)

  Her red dress was set off by a golden belt. (一條金色皮帶非常襯托出她紅裙的美麗。)

  > set off：「（透過對比而）襯托、顯示出…的美麗」之意。

  ⦿ 例句：The new yellow cushions nicely set off the pale green of the chair covers. (黃色的新靠墊把淺綠色的椅套襯托得很好看。)

  Just mentioning her ex-boyfriend could set her off crying. (只要提到她前男友，她就會哭不停。)

  > set off：若是受詞為「人」，意思便為「使（某人）開始做…」。

  ⦿ 例句：She’s finally stopped crying. Don’t set her off again. (她終於不哭了，別再惹哭她。)

   Mary set out to be the first girl to run the marathon in her school. (瑪莉立志要成為學校第一個參加馬拉松的女孩。)

  > set out：表示有特定目標並開始為實現目標做準備，「立志做…」之意。

  ⦿ 例句：He has achieved what he set out to do three years ago. (他已完成三年前立志要做的事。)

        I set out the reasons for applying for this job. (我說明了申請這份工作的原因。)

  > set out：為「詳述、說明」。

  ⦿ 例句：She set out the company’s aims and objectives in her speech. (她在演講中說明了公司的宗旨與目標。)

        The market was full of brightly colored vegetables set out on stalls. (市場到處都是攤子上所擺放的色澤鮮艷的蔬菜。)

  > set out：為「陳列、擺放」之意。

  ⦿ 例句：The guests swarmed round the tables where the food was set out. (客人蜂湧至擺放食物的桌子。)

  👉公佈上方問題1與2的答案： 1. set off   2. set out。大家是否答對了呢？

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