汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 置身事外
置身事外
not to get involved / to stay out of it
身 itself / Put yourself out of things and don't care
把自己放在事情之外。形容对事情漠不关心或推卸责任。
zhì shēn shì wài
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

她不会置身事外的。

She couldna' keep out of it.

剩下的就是想方设法置身事外

The rest are trying to stay out of it.

如果是那样的话,你应该置身事外

And in that case you should butt out.

这里有第二个置身事外的角色,就是高高挂在头顶的月亮:“月亮高挂天心,像个公正的决断人。”

There's a second figure here standing ab extra, and that's the moon hovering overhead: "while over-head the moon / sits arbitress."