except
英 /ɪkˈsept/ 美 /ɪkˈsept/
- prep. 除……之外Not including a particular person or thing.
- conj. 只是；除了……情况Used to introduce a fact limiting what was just said.
Everyone except my brother wanted to walk home.
除了我弟弟，大家都想走路回家。
The proposed transport policy benefits most residents, except those living in remote rural communities.
拟议的交通政策惠及大多数居民，但偏远农村社区的居民除外。
搭配
except for 除……之外except that 只是；不过everyone except 除……之外的所有人
辨析提示
except排除在外；besides表示另外还包括。
词族
exception (n.)、exceptional (adj.)、exceptionally (adv.)
近义 excluding、apart from
反义 including
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