except prep. 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。

but prep. 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。

except for prep. 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。

save prep. [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。

except but except for save 「除…外」用法辨析