In British English, the nearside of a vehicle is the side that sits closest to the edge of the road — the kerb, the pavement, the shops. Britain drives on the left, so that side is the left side of the car. The other side, nearer the middle of the road, is the offside. You will hear this in driving lessons, accident reports, and car ads: a scratch on the nearside door, the nearside wing mirror, the nearside lane.

In British English在英式英語裡, the nearside of a vehicle一輛車的nearside is指 the side that sits closest to the edge of the road最靠近路邊那一側 — the kerb, the pavement, the shops也就是路緣、人行道、商店那一側. Britain英國 drives on the left是靠左行駛, so所以 that side那一側 is the left side of the car就是車子的左側. The other side另一側, nearer the middle of the road比較靠近路中間的, is則是 the offside offside. You你 will hear this會聽到這個字 in driving lessons, accident reports, and car ads在駕駛課、事故報告和汽車廣告裡: a scratch on the nearside door nearside車門上的刮痕, the nearside wing mirror nearside後視鏡, the nearside lane nearside車道.

Though actually, it is not a fancy word: it is just near + side, the side that is near the roadside.

Though actually不過其實, it它 is not a fancy word不是個花俏的字: it它 is just就是 near + side near(靠近)+side(側), the side that is near the roadside意思就是靠近路邊的那一側.

Americans almost never say it. They say the passenger side or the driver's side, or simply left and right.

Americans美國人 almost never say it幾乎不會這麼說. They他們 say the passenger side or the driver's side會說the passenger side(副駕駛座那一側)或the driver's side(駕駛座那一側), or或者 simply left and right單純說left和right(左和右).

And careful: which side counts as 'near the road's edge' depends on which side of the road you drive on. In Britain it is the left. In a country that drives on the right, the same idea would point the other way — but people there do not use this word anyway.

And而且 careful要小心: which side哪一側 counts as 'near the road's edge'算是「靠近路邊」 depends on要看 which side of the road你開車是靠哪一側行駛 you drive on. In Britain在英國, it是 the left那是左側. In a country that drives on the right在靠右行駛的國家, the same idea同樣的概念 would point the other way會指向另一邊 — but但 people there那裡的人 do not use this word anyway反正也不會用這個字.