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单词 except
释义 ex·cept
I. \ikˈsept, ek-\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English excepten, from Middle French excepter, from Latin exceptare, from exceptus, past participle of excipere, to take out, make an exception of, take, receive, from ex- ex- (I) + -cipere (from capere to take) — more at heave
transitive verb
1. : to take or leave out (something) from a number or a whole : exclude or omit (as from consideration)
 < it is desirable to except all first-calf heifers in determining butterfat production averages >
2. obsolete : to offer as objection; also : to protest against
intransitive verb
1. : to take exception : object — usually used with to, sometimes with against
 < except to a witness >
 < except thou wilt except against my love — Shakespeare >
2. : to enter an exception in law
II. \ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷, rapid (ˌ)sep(t)\ preposition
also excepting
Etymology: except from Middle English, from Latin exceptus, past participle; excepting from Middle English, from present participle of excepten
1. : with the exclusion or exception of
 < the stores will remain open daily except Sundays >
 < excepting Christmas we did not have one really pleasant holiday >
: save
 < he could do little except write >
2. : otherwise, elsewhere, or for other reason than : other than : but
 < you cannot hope to keep them except in sealed containers >
 < you could never have lost your way except by your own carelessness >
 < I take no orders except from the king — G.B.Shaw >
III. conjunction
also excepting
Etymology: except from Middle English, from Latin exceptus, past participle; excepting from excepting, preposition
1. : on any other condition than that : unless
 < I will not let thee go, except thou bless me — Gen 32:26 (Authorized Version) >
 < horses had been man's only means of land travel, except he walked — Hugh McCausland >
 < I wouldn't go near the old gossip except I had to >
 < never does he sit down at table except it is crowded with guests — Upton Sinclair >
2. : only — used with or without that
 < I would buy a new suit except I have no money >
 < a furious energy drove me to all kinds of bodily and mental exercise, without any particular direction except that I felt sure I was going to be a great poet — John Reed >
IV. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English excepten, from Latin exceptus, past participle
obsolete : accept
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