except for
英 [ɪkˈsept fɔː(r)]
美 [ɪkˈsept fɔːr]
除了
同义词辨析
exceptbutexcept forsave【导航词义：除…外】
exceptprep. 除…之外
〔辨析〕
侧重于排除在外，即从整体里除去。
〔例证〕
I can answer all the questions except this one.
除了这个问题外，我可以回答所有的问题。
They all went to sleep except Tony.
除托尼之外，他们都去睡觉了。
除了这个问题外，我可以回答所有的问题。
They all went to sleep except Tony.
除托尼之外，他们都去睡觉了。
butprep. 除…之外
〔辨析〕
词义同except，可换用，但语气较弱，且常与 nothing, nobody, anywhere, everything 等词连用。
〔例证〕
We had nothing to do but/except wait.
除了等待之外，我们一筹莫展。
There was no one but/except me in the classroom.
教室里只有我一个人。
除了等待之外，我们一筹莫展。
There was no one but/except me in the classroom.
教室里只有我一个人。
except forprep. 除了，除…之外
〔辨析〕
多用于引出使陈述不能完全成立的事物，有时也强调美中不足之处，通常只可后接名词或代词。
〔例证〕
Your composition is good except for some spelling mistakes.
除了有几个拼写错误外，你的作文整体上写得很好。
The bus was empty except for one young lady.
公共汽车上很空，只有一位年轻的女士。
除了有几个拼写错误外，你的作文整体上写得很好。
The bus was empty except for one young lady.
公共汽车上很空，只有一位年轻的女士。
saveprep. 〈正式〉除了，除…之外
〔辨析〕
词义同 except，可换用，但略显过时。
〔例证〕
We're all here save/except Tom.
除了汤姆，我们都在。
The window is never opened save/except in summer.
这扇窗户只在夏天打开。
除了汤姆，我们都在。
The window is never opened save/except in summer.
这扇窗户只在夏天打开。
双语例句
- Except for her illnesses, she had had a particularly happy childhood
除了体弱多病外，她的童年特别幸福。 - Except for you, I should be dead by now.
如果不是你，我早就死了。 - Except for the remarkably tidy kitchen, the place was a mess
除了厨房特别干净外，这地方一片狼藉。 - The night was very quiet except for the ticking of the clock.
夜很静，只有钟摆滴答滴答地响。 - Apart from [ Except for] a few grammatical mistakes, this composition of yours is well written.
除了几处语法错误之外，你这篇作文写得不错。 - I sold everything I owned except for my car and my books
我把我所有的东西都卖掉了，只剩下汽车和书。 - Except for a patina of charisma, he was like a thousand other bright young men in Toronto.
除了有点儿魅力外，他和多伦多其他众多机灵的年轻小伙子没有两样。 - Which would make him a giant, except for this.
除了这之外，他有可能是个巨人。 - She sipped the wine. Everything was hazy now, except for Nick's face
她小口地抿着酒。现在一切都变得模糊起来，除了尼克的脸。 - Except for one old lady, the bus was empty.
公共汽车上除了一位老太太，没有其他人了。