except
preposition,conjunction
uk/ɪkˈsept/us/ɪkˈsept/A2
notincluding; but not:
（表示不包括）除…之外Themuseumisopendailyexcept Monday(s).博物馆除周一外每天都开放。
Thegovernmenthas fewoptionsexcept tokeepinterestrateshigh.政府除了保持高利率外，几乎没有其他的选择。
It'scoolandquieteverywhereexcept in thekitchen.除了厨房，别的房间都很凉爽安静。
Everyone was there exceptforSally.除了萨莉，大家都在那儿。
There is nothing toindicatethe building's past, except(for)thefireplace.除了壁炉外，再没有什么地方可以表明这幢房子的历史了。
- She won'teatanything exceptchickennuggetsandchips.
- Theproposedchangein thelawwould makeabortionillegalexcept forstrictlydefinedmedicalreasons.
- Sherarelyventuredoutside, except when she went tostockup ongroceriesat thecornershop.
- Thesoldierssleptatnight, except for one whostayedawaketokeepwatch.
Excluding
- acid-free
- apart
- bar
- barring
- clannish
- count
- discount
- exclusive
- exclusively
- exclusivity
- freezesomeoneout
- hold
- leavesomeone/somethingout
- leavesomething/someoneoffsomething
- otherwise
- out of itidiom
- outlier
- overdiscount
- present
- stand-alone
Grammar
Apart fromorexcept for?
Apart from and except for are multi-word prepositions. Apart from can mean either ‘including’ or ‘excluding’:…Exceptorexcept for?
We often use except and except for as prepositions to mean ‘not including’ or ‘excluding’. They are followed by a noun or noun phrase or a wh-clause. Both except and except for are correct after a noun:…Idiom
except that