set off, set out这两个短语动词都有“出发”和“动身”的意思 ,都可以解释为 start to move或 begin journey. 然而 set off的原义是使爆炸(cause to explode) set out的原义是着手做(begin work with the intention of achieving a particular aim). 注: set out在用来表示“着手做”(begin with definite purpose) 时,后面总是跟动词不定式