| 词组 | except |
| 释义 | except You use except to introduce the only thing, person, or group that your main statement does not apply to. ◊ used with a noun group You usually use except in front of a noun group. Anything, except water, is likely to block a sink. All the boys except Peter started to giggle. You can use except in front of object pronouns such as 'me', 'him', or 'her', or in front of reflexive pronouns such as 'himself' or 'herself'. There's nobody that I really trust, except him. Audrey had allowed no one inside the room except himself. However, you do not use except in front of subject pronouns. You do not say, for example, 'There's no one here except I'. ◊ WARNING Do not confuse except with besides. You use except when you mention something that a statement does not apply to. Besides means 'in addition to'. What languages do you know besides Arabic and English? See entry at ↑ ◊ 'but' After 'all' or a word beginning with 'every-' or 'any-' you can use but instead of 'except'. The great ship capsized, carrying her Admiral and all but a handful of her crew to the bottom. It is no longer respectable to marry for anything but love. ◊ used with a verb You cannot use except immediately in front of a finite verb. You can, however, use it in front of a 'to'-infinitive. He demanded nothing of her except to be there. She seldom goes out except to go to Mass. After 'do', you can use except in front of an infinitive without 'to'. There was little I could do except wait. She did nothing except make empty conversation. ◊ used with a finite clause You can use except in front of a finite clause, but only when the clause is introduced by 'when', 'while', 'where', 'what', or 'that'. He no longer went out, except when Jeannie forced him. I have every confidence in your wisdom except where this sort of thing is concerned. I knew nothing about Judith except what I'd heard at second hand. I can scarcely remember what we ate, except that it was plentiful and simple. ◊ 'except for' You use except for in front of a noun group when you are mentioning something that prevents a statement from being completely true. The classroom was silent, except for the busy scratching of pens on paper. The room was very cold and, except for Morris, entirely empty. ◊ WARNING Do not confuse except with accept . Accept is a verb. If you accept something that you have been offered, you agree to take it. I protested that I couldn't accept as a present something she so clearly adored. See entry at ↑ |
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