except
/ɪkˈsɛpt/KK
ɪk·sɛpt
1.
除……之外；不包括……
用來排除某人、某物或某個情況，表示其餘都適用，但此項不算在內。
用法：作介系詞時，後面接名詞、代名詞或動名詞。受詞代名詞通常用受格，如 except me、except him。
I eat almost everything except hot food.
我幾乎什麼都吃，除了辣的食物。
Everyone in our class went on the trip except Kevin.
除了 Kevin 以外，我們班上的每個人都去旅行了。
The library is open every day except Monday.
圖書館除了星期一以外每天都開放。
2.
只是；不過；除非
作連接詞引出例外情況，常用來修正前面的說法，或表示某事因特定限制而未能成立。
用法：except that 後面接完整子句。except when 後面接表示時間或情況的子句。不要把 except 當成可直接替代所有 but 的連接詞。
The restaurant was great, except that the wait was too long.
那間餐廳很不錯，只是等候時間太久。
I usually take the bus, except when it rains heavily.
我通常搭公車，除非雨下得很大。
The plan would work, except that we do not have enough time.
這個計畫本來可行，只是我們沒有足夠的時間。
常見錯誤
Except of Monday, the store is open every day.
Except Monday, the store is open every day.
Everyone joined the meeting besides Amy.
Everyone joined the meeting except Amy.
I like all fruits except eat bananas.
I like all fruits except bananas.
I wanted to go, except I was sick.
I wanted to go, but I was sick.
相關字詞
學習提示
・except 的核心意思是「排除」，可記成「其他都算，唯獨這個不算」。
・except 與 except for 在許多句子中都可以使用：Everyone came except Tom／Everyone came except for Tom。
・談整體情況後再補充一個例外時，except for 特別自然：The movie was enjoyable except for the ending。
・不要把 except 和 besides 混用：except 是「不包括」，besides 是「另外還包括」。