來(lái)源于生活的不僅只有藝術(shù)，還有習(xí)語(yǔ)。正是因?yàn)樗鼈儊?lái)源于生活，習(xí)語(yǔ)才更為人們所熟悉或接受，有的時(shí)候習(xí)語(yǔ)的使用會(huì)恰到好處，甚至有畫(huà)龍點(diǎn)睛的效果。當(dāng)把它們還原到實(shí)際生活中時(shí)，就會(huì)有一種躍然紙上的熟悉感。
習(xí)語(yǔ) out of one's depth 也作 beyond one's depth，它的字面意思是”水深超過(guò)了某人的高度“，因此往往有溺水的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)，例如：
I can’t swim, so I am not going out of my depth.我不會(huì)游泳，所以我不會(huì)去水深的地方。I'm not a strong swimmer, so I prefer not to go out of my depth.
因此它常用來(lái)比喻超過(guò)了某人的知識(shí)或能力范圍，或遇到難以對(duì)付的問(wèn)題了，相當(dāng)于 over one's head，但不是 out of one's head，因?yàn)楫?dāng) out of one's head 作表語(yǔ)時(shí)，表示某人神經(jīng)錯(cuò)亂等，例如：
out of/beyond one's depth:看完這部電影，觀眾意識(shí)到拍喜劇電影超出了這位導(dǎo)演的深度。I asked Alex to consult on this project because it's a bit out of my depth.我請(qǐng)亞歷克斯咨詢這個(gè)項(xiàng)目，因?yàn)樗悬c(diǎn)超出我的能力范圍。I was out of my depth in the advanced class, so I moved to the intermediate class.我不適合在高級(jí)班學(xué)習(xí)，所以我轉(zhuǎn)到中級(jí)班去了。The conductor realized that playing the fugue at the right tempo was beyond their depth .指揮意識(shí)到以正確的節(jié)奏演奏賦格曲超出了他們的深度。A lot of the jokes went right over my head.I tried to take in what he was saying about nuclear fusion, but most of it went over my head.我試圖接受他關(guān)于核聚變的說(shuō)法，但大部分都聽(tīng)不懂。He must be out of his head to have spent that much money on an old car! 他一定是瘋了，花了那么多錢(qián)買(mǎi)了一輛舊車(chē)！ You must be out of your head to want to go there now! 你一定是發(fā)瘋了才想現(xiàn)在去那里。
其實(shí) out of 本身的意思很多，其中有兩個(gè)主要意思有點(diǎn)相反，一是表來(lái)源，意為”從，用…制作“，二是表脫離或離開(kāi)，表示不在原狀態(tài)或不再參與某事，因此不同的場(chǎng)合意思是不一樣的，例如：
I paid for the damage out of my savings.The dress was made out of velvet.2. out of 表脫離或離開(kāi)，例如：Both she and her husband are out of work.I got out of the habit of riding my bike to work. 我改掉了騎自行車(chē)上班的習(xí)慣。
因此 out of one's head 既可以表示脫離了某種狀態(tài)，意為”神經(jīng)錯(cuò)亂，瘋了“等，又可以用來(lái)表示脫離腦海，在句中作狀語(yǔ)，意為”離開(kāi)，脫離“，例如：
I can't get that tune out of my head. 我忘不掉那個(gè)曲調(diào)。
You'd better put the idea of marriage out of your head. 你最好放棄結(jié)婚的念頭。
詞或詞組辨析：
intermediate [??nt??mi?di?t] 意為”中間的，中級(jí)的“等
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