except与but

这两个词均可作介词,表示“除……之外”,并且都是从整体中除去部分。它们都可跟名词、代词、介词短语、不定式和从句。接不定式时,如果主句的谓语动词是do,则后面的不定式不带to。

Martin had done nothing but read.

另外表示“除了……之外”这一概念时,but多和nothing, not anything, nobody, no one, nowhere, all等连用,except不受这些限制。

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