beside the point

短语

离题, 不中肯

发音

AU

词形变化

besides the point

别名

besides the point

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Irrelevant, moot.

    习语

    His many charitable donations are beside the point. They do not make up for the fact that he stole the money to begin with.

adv.
  1. 1.

    Irrelevantly, off-topic.

    习语

    Judges in the British law courts used to tell lawyers who spoke beside the point or quoted irrelevant cases that they might as well say that Robin Hood in Barnsdale stood.