except
【除...之外】
"Except" 是一个介词、连词和动词,常用来表示排除或例外的意思。
1. 作为介词:除...之外
- "Except" 作为介词时,表示某事物被排除在外,或某个特定的情况或人不适用于某个规则或条件。
- 例如:
- Everyone except John was invited to the party.
(除了约翰,其他人都被邀请了参加派对。) - I like all fruits except bananas.
(我喜欢所有的水果,除了香蕉。)
- Everyone except John was invited to the party.
2. 作为连词:除...之外
- "Except" 作为连词时,通常用于连接句子或句子成分,表示排除某项内容。
- 例如:
- She would go to the beach, except it’s raining.
(她本来会去海滩,除非下雨。) - The shop is open every day except Monday.
(商店每天都开 except 周一。)
- She would go to the beach, except it’s raining.
3. 作为动词:排除
- "Except" 作为动词时,意思是将某物排除在外,或不包括在内。
- 例如:
- The law excepts certain cases from punishment.
(这条法律将某些案件排除在惩罚之外。)
- The law excepts certain cases from punishment.
常见搭配:
- Except for:这个短语用来表示某事物或情况是例外的,通常表示在某些条件下或情况之外的一项例外。
- 例如:Except for the weather, the trip was perfect.
(除了天气,旅行一切都很完美。)
- 例如:Except for the weather, the trip was perfect.
- Except that:用于引出某种条件或例外情况,通常在句中表示与某事相对立或不一致的内容。
- 例如:I would have gone to the concert, except that I was feeling sick.
(我本来会去音乐会的,除非我感觉生病了。)
- 例如:I would have gone to the concert, except that I was feeling sick.
例句:
- 介词用法:
- Everyone except Tom was at the meeting.
(除了汤姆,所有人都参加了会议。) - There’s nothing to do except wait.
(除了等待,什么也做不了。)
- Everyone except Tom was at the meeting.
- 连词用法:
- She wants to go to the park except that it’s too late.
(她想去公园,除非太晚了。) - He would have agreed, except that he had another commitment.
(他本来会同意的,除非他有其他安排。)
- She wants to go to the park except that it’s too late.
- 动词用法:
- The policy excepts certain businesses from the restrictions.
(该政策将某些企业排除在限制之外。)
- The policy excepts certain businesses from the restrictions.
总结:
"Except" 用来表示排除某事物或情况,通常用于句中表示除某物外的其他事物。它可以作为介词、连词或动词使用,广泛应用于表达例外或排除的语境。