喜樂美語
  1. 1n/ˈbiː saɪd/second side of a recordB面

    The second side of a record or cassette single — the side you have to turn it over to play. The song the record company wants on the radio is on the A-side, and the B-side carries the other one.

    「B-side」指單曲唱片或卡帶的第二面。想聽這一面，你得把唱片或卡帶翻過來。唱片公司主打、想放到電台的那首歌放在 A 面。翻過來的那一面就是 B-side。所以這個字同時說了兩件事：它在哪一面，還有它不是主打。資料上說 B 面通常放沒有被選去打歌的歌。今天的 CD 和串流已經沒有「面」可以翻。不過大家還是沿用這個說法，來講「不是主打的那些歌」。

    示範例句 · Example

    Turn the record over — the B-side has a slower song on it.

    中文翻譯把唱片翻過來——B 面上有一首比較慢的歌。

    This sense is about a physical side. Old vinyl singles and cassettes had two playable faces, and only one of them was the face the company pushed. Calling something the B-side therefore says where it sat and, at the same time, how it was ranked: the other one, the one not aimed at the radio. Later formats have no side to turn over, but the word stayed in use for the songs that are not the main track.

    常見搭配

    • on the B-side

      在 B 面上

      recorded on that side of the single

      Their best song is on the B-side.

    • the A-side and the B-side

      A 面和 B 面

      the two sides of a single

      The A-side and the B-side were recorded on the same day.

    • flip the record over

      把唱片翻面

      to turn it to play the other side

      Flip the record over and play the B-side.

    意思相近

    flip side

    用法接近

    A-sidesingletrackvinyl

    意思相反

    A-side

  2. 2n/ˈbiː saɪd/extra song on a singleB面歌曲

    A song that is not the main song of a single — the one recorded on the B-side of a record, or, on a CD single, any of the other songs included with the main track.

    這個 B-side 指的不是那一面，而是「放在那一面的那首歌」。所以可以說 a B-side，指一首可以點名、可以播放的歌。因為 B 面本來就不是主打，說某首歌是 B-side，常常帶著「比較少人知道、歌迷自己挖到的」味道。資料上也說，CD 單曲根本沒有正反面，但除了第一首以外的歌一樣叫 B-side。要分清楚：這裡數的是歌，不是面，所以會說 two B-sides。

    Here the word has moved from the side to the music on it. You can say a B-side and mean one song you can name and play. Because the B-side was never the song being pushed, calling a track a B-side often carries the idea of something lesser known that fans find for themselves. On CD singles there is no side at all, and the sources still use B-side for the other songs on the disc.

    常見搭配

    • a forgotten B-side

      被遺忘的 B 面歌

      a B-side song few people remember

      The film used a forgotten B-side from 1979.

    • release something as a B-side

      以 B 面歌的形式發行

      to put a song out as the second song of a single

      They released the ballad as a B-side.

    • a collection of B-sides

      B 面歌合輯

      an album made of these extra songs

      The band put out a collection of B-sides last spring.

    意思相近

    flip sideextra track

    用法接近

    trackbonus trackdeep cutsingle

    意思相反

    A-sidehitlead single