单词 | except |
释义 | except1[ ik-sept ] / ɪkˈsɛpt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR except ON THESAURUS.COM prepositionwith the exclusion of; excluding; save; but: They were all there except me. conjunctiononly; with the exception (usually followed by that): parallel cases except that one is younger than the other. otherwise than; but (followed by an adv., phrase, or clause): well fortified except here. Archaic. unless. VIDEO FOR EXCEPTWATCH NOW: It's Back! Round 2 Of The Gigantic Grammar GameshowHello grammar geeks. We're back with Round 2 of the Gigantic, Gratifying, Grammar Gameshow. Idioms for exceptexcept for, if it were not for: She would travel more except for lack of money. Origin of except1First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English: originally, past participle, from Latin exceptus (past participle of excipere “to take out”), equivalent to ex- + -ceptus (combining form of captus, past participle of capere “to take”); see origin at ex-1 synonym study for except1. Except (more rarely excepting ), but, save point out something excluded from a general statement. Except emphasizes the excluding: Take any number except 12. But merely states the exclusion: We ate all but one. Save is now mainly found in poetic use: nothing in sight save sky and sea. Words nearby exceptexcellency, excellent, excelsior, Excelsior Springs, excementosis, except, except for, excepting, exception, exceptionable, exceptional Definition for except (2 of 2)except2 [ ik-sept ] / ɪkˈsɛpt / verb (used with object)to exclude; leave out: present company excepted. verb (used without object)to object (usually followed by to or against): to except to a statement; to except against a witness. Origin of except21350–1400; Middle English excepten<Middle French excepter<Latin exceptāre, derivative of exceptus (see except1) words often confused with exceptSee accept. OTHER WORDS FROM exceptex·cept·a·ble, adjectivenon·ex·cept·ed, adjectiveun·ex·cept·a·ble, adjectiveun·ex·cept·ed, adjectiveDictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for exceptBritish Dictionary definitions for exceptexcept / (ɪkˈsɛpt) / prepositionAlso: except for other than; apart from; with the exception ofhe likes everyone except you; except for this mistake, you did very well except that (conjunction) but for the fact that; were it not true that conjunctionan archaic word for unless informal except that; but for the fact thatI would have arrived earlier, except I lost my way verb(tr) to leave out; omit; exclude (intr often foll by to) rare to take exception; object Word Origin for exceptC14: from Old French excepter to leave out, from Latin exceptāre, from excipere to take out, from capere to take Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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