介词用法:介词besides, but, except 的用法比较与辨析

2023-01-26 07:09:00来源:新东方在线整理

介词besides, but, except 的用法比较与辨析

一、基本区别

介词besides, but, except都可表示除外,其区别是:besides 表示一种累加关系,意指除了什么之外,还有……”;而 except but 则表示一种排除关系,意指除了什么之外,不再有……”。如:

Besides his wifehis daughter also went to see him. 除他妻子外,他女儿也去看过他(即妻子女儿都去看过他)

Nobody went to see him except [but] his wife. 除他妻子外,没有一个人看过他(即只有他妻子去看过他)

注:在否定句中,besides 也表示……之外不再有…… ”,与but, except 同义。如:

No one passed the exam besides [except] Jim. 除吉姆外,没一个人通过考试。

二、but except的区别:

1) 两者都可表示……外不再有……”,但含义上略有差别:but侧重指意义的几乎完整性,而 except 则侧重指后面除去的部分。比较:

All are here but one. 除一个人都到了。

All are here except one. 还有一个人没到。

2) 在现代英语中, but 的介词用法十分有限,一般说来,它只能用在下列词语之后:

① no, no one, nobody, nothing, nowhere

② any, anyone, anybody, anything, anywhere

③ every, everyone, everybody, everything, everywhere

④ all, none

⑤ who, what, where

Everyone knows it but you. 除你之外大家都知道。

I haven't told anybody but you. 除你之外,我没告诉任何人。

No one but he [him] showed much interest in it. 除他之外没有一个人对此有很大兴趣。

一般说来,若没有出现上述词汇,就不宜使用介词 but 否则可能造成错句。但是 except 却没有以上限制。比较:

正:The window is never opened except in summer. 除夏天外,这扇窗户从不打开。

误:The window is never opened but in summer.

3) but 一定不能用于句首,except 通常不用于句首:

除我之外每个人都累了。

正:Everyone is tired but (except) me.

正:Everyone but (except) me is tired.

误:But (Except) me, everyone is tired.

注:except for 可用于句首,表示 except 的意思:

正:Except for me, everyone is tired.

三、关于 except except for的区别

except 主要用来谈论同类的东西,而 except for 则主要用来谈论不同类的东西,有时含有惋惜之意。如:

All compositions are well written except yours. 除了你的作文外,其他的作文都写得很好。

His composition is good except for a few spelling mistakes. 他的作文写得不错,只是有几处拼写错误。

注:若用于句首,则 except for except 同义( except 通常不用于句首)

四、except for but for的区别

except for 主要表示排除,but for 主要表示一种虚拟条件(与虚拟语气连用)。如:

Except for me, everyone passed the exam. 除了我之外,大家都通过了考试。

But for my help, she would not have passed the exam. 若不是我的帮助,她就不会通过考试。

But for the atmosphere plants would die. 如果没有大气,植物就会死亡。

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