Yonder means 'over there' — and it points at something you can actually see, usually not very close but not far away either. Old English had a small set of these pointing words: here (near me), there (near you), yonder (that one, further off, over that way).

Yonder means 'over there'Yonder意思是「那邊」——and it points at something you can actually see指的是你實際上看得到的東西，usually not very close but not far away either通常不會太近，但也不會太遠。Old English had a small set of these pointing words古英文有一小組這種指示詞：here (near me), there (near you), yonder (that one, further off, over that way)here（在我這裡）、there（在你那裡）、yonder（那個，更遠一點，那個方向）。

You use it while your hand or your eyes move: 'The house is yonder, past the trees.' It works two ways. As an adverb it means over there: 'He lives yonder.' As an adjective it goes before a noun and means 'that one over there': 'yonder hill', 'yonder window'.

You use it while your hand or your eyes move你會邊講邊用手或眼睛移動指出去：'The house is yonder, past the trees.'「The house is yonder, past the trees.房子在那邊，過了那些樹」。It works two ways它有兩種用法。As an adverb it means over there當副詞用時，意思是在那邊：'He lives yonder.'「He lives yonder.他住在那邊」。As an adjective it goes before a noun and means 'that one over there'當形容詞用時，放在名詞前面，意思是「那邊那個」：'yonder hill', 'yonder window'「yonder hill那邊那座山」、「yonder window那邊那扇窗」。

You may also meet the noun phrase 'the wide blue yonder', meaning the far distance, the open sky — that one is still alive in normal English.

You may also meet the noun phrase 'the wide blue yonder'你也可能會遇到名詞片語「the wide blue yonder遼闊的青天遠方」，meaning the far distance, the open sky意思是遙遠的地方、開闊的天空——that one is still alive in normal English這個說法在一般英文裡還活得好好的。

Here is the honest part: yonder is not a word you should put in your own everyday English. In most of Britain and in most of the US it sounds old — it belongs to Shakespeare, to the Bible, to old songs. But it is not dead.

Here is the honest part: yonder is not a word you should put in your own everyday English老實說：yonder不是一個你該放進自己日常英文裡的字。In most of Britain and in most of the US it sounds old在大部分的英國和大部分的美國，它聽起來很古老——it belongs to Shakespeare, to the Bible, to old songs屬於莎士比亞、聖經和老歌的世界。But it is not dead但它並沒有死透。

In the southern and mountain parts of the United States, plenty of people say it naturally today: 'It's over yonder.' So when you meet it, ask which one it is — an old book, or a real speaker from a place where it lives.

In the southern and mountain parts of the United States, plenty of people say it naturally today在美國南部和山區，今天還有很多人自然地這樣說：'It's over yonder.'「It's over yonder.在那邊」。So when you meet it, ask which one it is所以當你遇到這個字時，問問看它是哪一種——an old book, or a real speaker from a place where it lives是一本老書裡的，還是一個活生生講這個字的地方的真實使用者。