介系詞:…除外(表示不包括..)
常見搭配詞:
- except + N (不可以放句首)
除…外,語意偏重同類事物中的某個除外
例句:We go to the park every day except Mondays.
除了星期一,我們每天都去公園。 - except oneself
除了自己
例句:He doesn’t love anyone except himself.
除了他自己,他誰也不愛。
例句:
- All my friends, except one, will come to my birthday party.
我所有的朋友,除了一個外,都會參加我的生日派對。
在這裡,句首是All my friends,所以可以用except
同義詞:
- apart from 除了、除…之外 prep. 用於強調某人或某事是唯一的例外。
例句:Everyone was invited to the party apart from Tom.
除了湯姆,所有人都被邀請參加派對。 - other than 除了、不同於 prep. 表示除了所提及的事物以外,還有其他事物。
例句:She has no hobbies other than reading.
她除了閱讀之外,沒有其他愛好。 - excluding 除去、排除 prep. 用於指出某人或某事被排除在外,不包括在內。
例句:The conference is open to everyone, excluding non-members.
會議向所有人開放,不包括非會員。 - save 除了、除…之外 prep. 表示排除某人或某事,表示例外情況。
例句:All the shops are closed save the supermarket.
除了超市,所有商店都關門了。
連接詞:只除了、除非
常見搭配詞:
- except (that) SV
除…外 (that可省略)
例句:I have a dress just like that, except it is yellow.
我有件洋裝跟這件一樣,只是它是黃色的。 - except when / if SV
除…外 (when / where / if不可省略)
例句:I like all fruits except when they are overripe.
我喜歡所有的水果,除非它們太熟了。 - except for + N (可放句首、句尾)
除…外,語意偏重一個整體中的某個部分除外
例句:I haven’t eaten anything except for a chocolate ball.
除了吃了顆巧克力球外,我什麼也沒吃。 - except do….
除了做…之外
例句:Many elderly people have nothing to do except watch TV.
很多老年人沒事做,除了看電視外。 - except + 副詞片語
除了…之外、除非
例句:The door should remain locked except in an emergency.
那扇門要保持關上,除非遇上緊急的事件。
例句:
- The two sisters look really alike, except the older one is a little shorter than the younger.
那兩姐妹看起來真的很像,只除了姊姊比妹妹矮了一些。 - Nothing else mattered except my child was alive.
只要我的孩子還活著,什麼都不重要。 - Everyone was present at the meeting except for John.
除了約翰之外,每個人都出席了會議。 - She always has her diamond ring on except when she does the cleaning.
她總是戴著她的鑽石戒指,只除了在做打掃工作外。 - I usually walk to work, except when it’s raining heavily, in which case I take the bus.
我通常走路上班,除非下大雨,這種情況下,我會搭公車。 - My cat is very friendly, except when she’s tired or hungry.
我的貓非常友善,除非她累了或餓了。 - You can come with us on the trip, except if you have other commitments.
你可以和我們一起旅行,除非你有其他的事要做。 - We eat vegetarian food every day except on special occasions.
除了特殊場合,我們每天都吃素食。 - All of the furniture was sold at the auction except for the antique desk.
除了古董書桌外,所有家具都在拍賣會上售出。 - The park is open every day except during the winter months.
公園每天開放,冬季除外。 - Except for Mary, all of us will go to the concert.
除了Mary不去外,我們都會去演唱會。
及物動詞:除外(不包括..)
常見搭配詞:
- except something from something
例句:Five classes of advertisement are excepted from control.
五類廣告不受管制。 - be excepted
…除外
例句:An admission fee is charged; however, children aged under 6 are excepted.
要收門票,不過六歲以下的孩子除外。 - N + excepted
…除外(分詞構句)
例句:All of them, John excepted, will go on strike.
除了John不參加外,他們所有人都會參加罷工。 - excepting + N
除了…(分詞構句)
例句:All of them, excepting John, will go on strike.
除了John不參加外,他們所有人都會參加罷工。
例句:
- The judge excepted the testimony of the witness due to its unreliability.
法官排除了證人的證詞,因為它不可靠。 - You will be punished, I can except no one.
你會受到懲罰的,我不能將任何人除外。
同義詞:
- exclude 把…除外 vt.
- omit 刪除、排除 vt.
衍生字:
- exception 除外的人或事物 n.
- exceptional 卓越的 adj. 尤指在技能、才智、品質等方面
- excepting 不包括… prep. conj. 正式用字
- excepted …不包括 adj. 放在名詞後面,是正式的用字
- exceptionable 令人反感的 adj.
- exceptionalism 獨特論、例外論 n.