English Dictionary

aside

/əˈsaɪd/

noun

An incidental remark made quietly so as to be heard by the person to whom it is said and not by any others in the vicinity.

She set the book aside and stood up.

意味（1）

An incidental remark made quietly so as to be heard by the person to whom it is said and not by any others in the vicinity.

意味（2）

(theater) A brief comment by a character addressing the audience, unheard by other characters.

意味（3）

A minor related mention, an afterthought.

This, then, is what we have done up to now in this book. (As I have been doing right along) may I make an aside? (An aside is a part in an old-time play or movie in which an actor steps out of character to say something to the audience of a semi-private or semi-confidential nature about the play.) I am confounded, and somewhat appalled when I read over the scholarly works referred to