except
prep
~ (for sb/sth); ~ (that...) not including (sb/sth); but not 除了(某人[某事物])之外(表示所說的不包括在內)
The restaurant is open every day except Monday. 這家飯店除星期一外, 每天都營業.
Everyone except me got an invitation. 除了我以外, 所有人都收到了請柬.
I understand everything except why she killed him. 我一切都明白, 只是不理解她為什麼把他殺死了.
I can answer all the questions except for the last. 所有的題我都會答, 只是最後一題不會.
The meal was excellent except for (ie with the exception of) the first course. 這頓飯好極了, 只是第一道菜稍差.
She remembered nothing (about him) except that his hair was black. 她(對他)什麼都不記得, 只記得他的頭發是黑的.
The two books are the same except (for the fact) that this one has an answer key at the back. 除了這本書後面有問題答案以外, 這兩本書完全一樣.
except v
1 [esp passive 尤用於被動語態
Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sb/sth (from sth) (fml 文) (often with a negative 常與否定詞連用) leave sb/sth out; exclude sb/sth 將某人[某事物]除外; 不包括某人[某事物]
Only children under five are excepted from this survey. 這次調查僅僅不包括五歲以下的兒童.
We all had to take part in the training run, with nobody excepted. 我們大家都得參加跑步訓練, 無人例外.
the whole staff, not excepting the headmaster 全體教職員工, 也包括校長.
2 (idm 習語) present company excepted => present1.
After switching on powerful arc lights, they saw great stalagmites -- some of them over forty feet high -- rising up like tree-trunks to meet the stalactites suspended from the roof.