除此之外:except的用法小結
In all that sprawling city, there was everything except an end. There was no end.
——The Story of 1900
連綿不絕的城市,什麼都有,除了盡頭,沒有盡頭。
——《海上鋼琴師》
一、下面我們來看看except有幾種含義
conj.
要不是;除非 used before you mention sth that makes a statement not completely true
He is a good student except that he is occasionally careless.
他是個好學生,只是他偶而有些粗心。
prep.
1.除…外 used before you mention the only thing or person about which a statement is not true
Also he masters Russian except English.
除英語外,他也精通俄語。
v.
1.把…除外,不計 [T] to not include sb / sth
You will all be punished, I can except no one.
你們全得受罰,我一個也不饒。
2.反對,表示異議 [I] to oppose
Counsel excepted to the court's ruling.
律師反對法院的裁決。
二、詞義辨析:還有哪些單詞能表示“除……之外”的意思呢?
besides, but, except, except for
這些前置詞或短語均含“除……之外”之意。
besides着重於指另外還有。
but側重指不包括在內。
except側重於排除在外,從整體裏減去。可與
but換用,但語氣較強。
except for多用於在説明基本情況或對主要部分加以肯定,還引出相反的原因或細節,從而部分地修正前面的主要意思,含惋惜意味。
三、最後,來做個填詞遊戲吧
They were all there _____ me.
除了我以外他們都在那裏。