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
- The region is uninhabited except for a few scattered mountain villages.
除了几个零星的小山村之外，这个地区杳无人烟。 - Everyone was late, except for Richard.
除了理查德，其他所有人都迟到了。 - 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。 - The room was silent except for John's crunching
屋子里一片寂静，只有约翰发出的咀嚼声。 - The quality of this cloth is fine, but the colour is not quite right.; The cloth is quite good except for the colour.
这块布质量挺好，就是颜色差点儿。 - The building was darkened except for a single light burning in a third-story window.
整座大楼一片漆黑，只有3层的一个窗户透出一丝光亮。 - Except for you, I should be dead by now.
如果不是你，我早就死了。 - You have now seen how to use all the parts of a FLWOR expression except for the let clause.
您已经看到了如何使用FLWOR表达式的所有部分，除了一个部分：let子句。 - All of the capsules, except for one, were used for living and working.
除了一样设备之外，模拟舱里的一切设施，都是为了生活和工作所需的。 - He's a good man, except for his short temper.
他是个好人，除了气粗些。