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
- 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。 - Except for her illnesses, she had had a particularly happy childhood
除了体弱多病外，她的童年特别幸福。 - This is a good novel, except for the long and tedious ending.
这本小说很好，美中不足的是结尾太冗长了。 - Except for me, all the world has gone mad.
我的一切变了、全世界疯了。 - He's a good man, except for his short temper.
他是个好人，除了气粗些。 - Except for the transitional elements, valency electrons are in the outermost electron shell.
除去过渡元素外，价电子位于最外面的电子层。 - Except for one old lady, the bus was empty.
公共汽车上除了一位老太太，没有其他人了。 - 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。 - Except for you, I should be dead by now.
如果不是你，我早就死了。 - Everyone was late, except for Richard.
除了理查德，其他所有人都迟到了。