英语词汇“except”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

The preposition except means "excluding." When we refer to the continental United States, we mean the whole country except Alaska and Hawaii.

This word can also be used as a conjunction meaning "but": If you're not very hungry, you might not eat anything, except a few crackers. As a verb, except is often used in the past tense: All drivers must obey the speed limit, but ambulances rushing to the hospital are excepted. Much more rare is the use of except as a verb meaning "to object," which we find mostly in legal contexts.

CHOOSE YOUR WORDS

accept / except

To accept is to receive, and except is to exclude, usually. Both are busy little words skipping around to different meanings, but they never run into each other.

To accept is to receive something like tea, an idea, or a student into your college:

He accepted tea from Annette without looking at her. (Mary Cholmondeley)

Comments are accepted for a month before guidance is adopted. (Seattle Times)

Mary J. Blige Says She's Been Accepted To Howard University, Howard Disagrees (Huffington Post)

It's difficult to find accept used incorrectly. Score one for English speakers! It's accept's nemesis, except, that poses problems. Except usually means "unless" or "excluding," but it's sometimes used as verb "to leave out." Read all the examples below except the ones you don't like:

He defined solitary confinement as an inmate being held in isolation from all except guards for at least 22 hours a day. (Reuters)

Quiet, benign, his gestures small but eloquent, he barely talks except about the music. (New York Times)

But thickness excepted, he made about the same figure in the street next day. (Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson)

It's the verb form that confuses, and it's usually except when accept is wanted. So remember: to accept is to receive or believe something, but to except is to leave out. Accept something by giving it an A, or exclude it with a big fat X for except.

WORD FAMILY

except: excepted, excepting, exception, excepts+/exception: exceptionable, exceptional, exceptions/exceptionable: exceptionably, unexceptionable/exceptional: exceptionally, unexceptional/unexceptionable: unexceptionably/unexceptional: unexceptionally

USAGE EXAMPLES

“Multi-stakeholderism” may be, like democracy, the worst form of governance except for all the other ones.

Economist(Nov 03, 2016)

Authorities didn’t provide details about the officers’ injuries except to say they were not life-threatening.

Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017)

Snagging for paddlefish at night in northeastern Oklahoma would end under a proposed fishing regulation for 2017, except for Riverview Park in Miami.

Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017)

1v prevent from being included or considered or accepted

Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper

exclude, leave off, leave out, omit, take out

include

consider as part of something

elide

leave or strike out

drop

omit (a letter or syllable) in speaking or writing

do away with, eliminate, extinguish, get rid of

terminate, end, or take out

2v take exception to

Syn|Hyper

demur

object

express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent

单词	except
释义	except (once / 28 pages) v The preposition except means "excluding." When we refer to the continental United States, we mean the whole country except Alaska and Hawaii. This word can also be used as a conjunction meaning "but": If you're not very hungry, you might not eat anything, except a few crackers. As a verb, except is often used in the past tense: All drivers must obey the speed limit, but ambulances rushing to the hospital are excepted. Much more rare is the use of except as a verb meaning "to object," which we find mostly in legal contexts. CHOOSE YOUR WORDS accept / except To accept is to receive, and except is to exclude, usually. Both are busy little words skipping around to different meanings, but they never run into each other. To accept is to receive something like tea, an idea, or a student into your college: He accepted tea from Annette without looking at her. (Mary Cholmondeley) Comments are accepted for a month before guidance is adopted. (Seattle Times) Mary J. Blige Says She's Been Accepted To Howard University, Howard Disagrees (Huffington Post) It's difficult to find accept used incorrectly. Score one for English speakers! It's accept's nemesis, except, that poses problems. Except usually means "unless" or "excluding," but it's sometimes used as verb "to leave out." Read all the examples below except the ones you don't like: He defined solitary confinement as an inmate being held in isolation from all except guards for at least 22 hours a day. (Reuters) Quiet, benign, his gestures small but eloquent, he barely talks except about the music. (New York Times) But thickness excepted, he made about the same figure in the street next day. (Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson) It's the verb form that confuses, and it's usually except when accept is wanted. So remember: to accept is to receive or believe something, but to except is to leave out. Accept something by giving it an A, or exclude it with a big fat X for except. WORD FAMILY except: excepted, excepting, exception, excepts+/exception: exceptionable, exceptional, exceptions/exceptionable: exceptionably, unexceptionable/exceptional: exceptionally, unexceptional/unexceptionable: unexceptionably/unexceptional: unexceptionally USAGE EXAMPLES “Multi-stakeholderism” may be, like democracy, the worst form of governance except for all the other ones. Economist(Nov 03, 2016) Authorities didn’t provide details about the officers’ injuries except to say they were not life-threatening. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Snagging for paddlefish at night in northeastern Oklahoma would end under a proposed fishing regulation for 2017, except for Riverview Park in Miami. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1v prevent from being included or considered or accepted Syn\|Ant\|Hypo\|Hyper exclude, leave off, leave out, omit, take out include consider as part of something elide leave or strike out drop omit (a letter or syllable) in speaking or writing do away with, eliminate, extinguish, get rid of terminate, end, or take out 2v take exception to Syn\|Hyper demur object express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent
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