| 单词 | except that |
| 释义 | > as lemmasexcept that 1. Introducing a predicative clause expressing a fact that forms an exception to the statement made. Now only in full form except that (in which except looks like a prep. with sentence as object); in 16–17th centuries that was sometimes omitted. Cf. French excepté que. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > quality of being exclusive > exclusiveness [conjunction] > except out-takea1325 save?c1335 out-takena1382 saving1395 saving?a1425 except that1569 1569 R. Grafton Chron. II. 260 Then there came..men of estate out of the good Townes of Flaundyrs, except out of Gaunt there came none. 1597 W. Shakespeare Richard II i. iv. 6 King What store of parting teares were shed? Aum. Faith none for me, except the Northe ast winde..Awak[t] the sleeping rhewme, and so by chance Did grace our hollow pa[r]ting with a teare. View more context for this quotation a1616 W. Shakespeare All's Well that ends Well (1623) iv. iii. 271 More of his souldiership I know not, except in that Country, he had the honour to be the Officer..to instruct for the doubling of files. View more context for this quotation 1894 N.E.D. at Except Mod. The cases are quite parallel, except that A. is a younger man than B. except that ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > attestation, witness, evidence > qualification > on condition that [conjunction] > except, unless warne1340 savea1393 lessa1400 unless1473 except that if1513 except1526 excepta1616 'cept1851 1513 More in Harding's Chron. (1543) This is my minde..excepte that any of you my Lordes anye thinge perceaue to the contrarye [The reading is doubtful; Rastell's text ( More's Wks. 1557 I. 48) omits that]. 1523 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles I. ccxii. 257 He shall leaue them entierly to us, excepte that if ye Frenche kynges had theym by exchaunge for other landes. < as lemmas |
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