someone else 表示“其他人”或“别的人”，由不定代词 someone 与副词 else 组合而成，强调区别于特定对象的另一个人。其发音为英 /ˈsʌmwʌn els/，美 /ˈsʌmˌwʌn ɛls/ 。作为名词短语，它在句中可作主语、宾语或表语，用于明确排除说话者或已知对象，指向第三方。

用法特点

语法位置：else 修饰不定代词 someone 时必须后置，形成固定结构 someone else，不可颠倒为 "else someone" 。

所有格形式：表示“其他人的”需用 someone else's，而非 "someone's else"。例如：This is someone else's book（这是别人的书）。

语义侧重：隐含对比关系，常用于区分“自己”与“他人”、“已知者”与“未知者”。

短语搭配

become someone else：变成另一个人。例如：She changed so much that she seemed to become someone else（她变化太大，仿佛变成了另一个人）。

ask/tell someone else：询问/告诉其他人。例如：If I can't help, you should ask someone else（如果我帮不上忙，你应该问别人）。

someone else's responsibility：他人的责任。例如：Don't take on tasks that are someone else's responsibility（不要承担本该属于别人的责任）。

例句

公司把这工作给别人了。The company offered the job to someone else 。

她把别人的书错当成自己的拿走了。She took someone else's book in mistake for her own 。

跟别人讨论问题可能会有帮助。Talking things out with someone else can be helpful 。

他发现她爱别人时吃醋了。He was jealous when he discovered that she loved someone else 。

既然你无法回答，我们最好问别人。Since you can't answer, perhaps we'd better ask someone else 。

别光想着自己，也为别人考虑一次。Forget yourself and think of someone else for a change 。

这段落是作者从别人作品中抄来的。The author lifted the paragraph from someone else's work 。

好莱坞若有人肯埋单，创意便无穷。Hollywood is nothing if not creative, especially if someone else will pick up the bills 。

嫉妒是觉得别人拥有本该属于你的东西。Jealousy is the feeling that someone else has something that rightfully belongs to you 。

他答应留书给我，却食言卖给了别人。After promising to keep the book for me, he broke his word and sold it to someone else 。

无论是日常对话还是书面表达，someone else 都是明确指代第三方的实用短语。它简洁区分主体与客体，避免歧义，是英语中描述人际关系或责任划分的基础工具。思考一下：当我们说“这不是我的错，是别人做的”时，是否准确使用了这个短语呢？