形容道德高尚的诗句:but是什么意思?

but
prep.除...以外
conj.而是, 但是
adv.几乎, 仅仅

ad. 仅仅,只
conj. 但是
prep. 除...以外

例句与用法:
1. Do as I tell you, no but about it.
照我说的去做，不得反对。

2. He's still but a child.
他还是个小孩子。

3. There is no one here but me.
除我以外，没人在这。

4. I came home sadder but wiser.
回到家后，我比以前伤感，但也更懂事了。

5. But for the safety-belt I wouldn't be alive today.
若没有安全带，我就不能活到今天。

6. But for the rain we would have had a nice holiday.
要不是因为下雨, 我们的假日一定过得很惬意.

7. He's but a boy.
他不过是个孩子.

8. The problem is anything but easy.
这个问题可绝对不容易.

conj.
1. 但是
It is hot in summer here, but it is not cold in winter.
这里夏天热,但冬天不冷。
2. (通常用not...but...)而是
Our purpose is not to do it for you but to teach you to do it by yourself.
我们的目的不是替你做这事,而是教会你自己来做。
3. 可是,然而
She looks very young, but she is already in her 30's.
她看上去很年轻,可是她已三十多岁了。
4. (表示惊讶、不同意等)喔,哇
Heavens, but it snows.
天哪,真的下雪了。
5. (用来加强语句重复部分的语气)一定
We will be here on time. But on time.
我们将准时到达这里,一定准时。
6. (用来引入新话题)那就
But now to the last question.
现在就来谈最后一个问题吧。
7. (常用于否定句)而不;若不
But that I saw it, I wouldn't have believed it.
若不是亲眼目睹,我还不会相信呢。
It's not so high but we can jump it.
它并非高到我们跳不过去的地步。
8. (用于含doubt,question等字的否定句中,相当于that)对于
There is no doubt but he won.
对于他获胜这一点没有疑问。
prep.
1. (用于nothing,nobody,who,all等词后面)除...以外
No one saw it but me.
除了我没有人看到。
Dick seldom talks of anything but music.
迪克很少谈及音乐以外的事情。
ad.
1. 只,仅仅,才
It took her but a few days to learn it.
只不过几天时间她就学会了。
2. 【美】【俚】(用来加强语气)肯定地,绝对地
Go there but fast!
赶快到那儿去!
pron.
1. (关系代词,相当于who...not,which...not)没有...不
Not a man but felt it.
没有人不感觉到它。
n.
1. 用"但是"来表示反对;异议[C]
Not so many buts, please.
请别老是反对个没完。

but
[bEt, bQt]
prep.
除...以外
conj.
而是, 但是
adv.
几乎, 仅仅

but
[bEt, bQt]
conj.
而是；但是
Not one, but two!
不是一，而是二！
尽管…还是
tired but happy
尽管累却很快活
可是；然而
I was going to write, but I lost your address.
我本来要写信的，可是把你的地址弄丢了。

but
prep.
除…以外
no one but me
除我以外没别人
but
adv.
all but
几乎
The job is all but finished!
这工作差不多完成了！
but
n.
ifs and buts
托词；遁词；不必要的疑忌
I am tired of your ifs and buts.
你的托词我听厌了。

but
AHD:[b¾t][b…t ]when unstressed
D.J.:[b(t][b*t ]when unstressed
K.K.:[b(t][b*t ]when unstressed
conj.
On the contrary:
而是相反地：
the plan caused not prosperity but ruin.
这个计划带来的不是繁荣而是毁灭
Contrary to expectation; yet:
但是，然而与预期相反；然而：
She organized her work but accomplished very little. He is tired but happy.
她筹办了这项工作，然而只完成了很小一部分。他很累，但很愉快
Usage Problem
【用法疑难】
Used to indicate an exception:
除了用于表示一个例外：
No one but she saw the prowler.
除了她以外没有一个人看见那个行窃者
With the exception that; except that. Used to introduce a dependent clause:
若非除非；除此。用于引导一个独立的从句：
would have resisted but that they lacked courage.
如果不是缺乏勇气她们会抵抗的
Informal
【非正式用语】
Without the result that:
不，没没有结果：
It never rains but it pours.
光打雷不下雨
Informal
【非正式用语】
That. Often used after a negative:
连接词。通常用在否定式后面：
There is no doubt but right will prevail.
毫无否定疑问，正义将取得胜利
That . . . not. Used after a negative or question:
表否定。用在否定词或疑问词之后：
There never is a tax law presented but someone will oppose it.
现行的税法没有一条是没人反对的
If not; unless:
如果不；除非：
“Ten to one but the police have got them”(Charlotte M. Yonge)
“十之八九警察局已经抓住他们了”(夏洛特M.荣格)
Informal
【非正式用语】
Than:
比…：
They had no sooner arrived but they turned around and left.
他们返航离去不久就到达了目的地
but
prep.
Usage Problem
【用法疑难】
Except.
除了
but
adv.
Merely; just; only:
仅仅；只；只有：
hopes that lasted but a moment.
希望仅仅持续了片刻
Used as an intensive:
用作加强语气：
Get out of here but fast!
立刻从这里滚出去!

Middle English
中古英语
fromOld English b¿tan
源自古英语 b¿tan
*See Also : ud- In Appendix

Traditional grammarians have worried over what form the pronoun ought to take when but is used to indicate an exception in sentences such as No one but I (or No one but me) has read it. Some have argued that but is a conjunction in these sentences and therefore should be followed by the nominative form I. However, many of these grammarians have gone on to argue somewhat inconsistently that the accusative form me is appropriate when the but phrase occurs at the end of a sentence, as in No one has read it but me. While this treatment of the construction has a considerable weight of precedent on its side and cannot be regarded as incorrect, a strong case can be made on grammatical grounds for treating this use of but as a preposition. For one thing, if but were truly a conjunction here, we would expect the verb to agree in person and number with the noun or pronoun following but; we would then say No one but the students have read it. What is more, if but were a true conjunction here we would not expect that it could be moved to the end of a clause, as in No one has read it but the students. Note that we cannot use the conjunction and in a similar way, saying John left and everyone else in the class in place of John and everyone else in the class left. These observations suggest that but is best considered as a preposition here and followed by accusative forms such as me and them in all positions: No one but me has read it. No one has read it but me. These recommendations are supported by 73 percent of the Usage Panel when the but phrase precedes the verb and by 93 percent when the but phrase follows the verb. · But is redundant when used together with however, as in But the army, however, went on with its plans; one or the other word should be eliminated. · But is generally not followed by a comma. Correct written style requires Kim wanted to go, but we stayed, not Kim wanted to go, but, we stayed. · But may be used to begin a sentence at all levels of style.
传统的语法学家考虑当 but用于表示例外的意思时应该用什么形式的代词，比如 No one but I（或者 No one but me) has read it。有人认为 but在这种句子中是个连词，因此应该使用主格 I。然而许多语法学家接下来的讨论有些不一致，即当 but短语出现在句子末尾时用宾格 me比较合适，如 No one has read it but me（除我以外没有人读过它）。 同时这种结构前置处理的重要性是值得考虑的，并且不会被认为是不正确的，一个有力的例子在语法范畴内，认为 but在这里作介词使用。首先如果 but在此真是一个连词的话，我们会期望同名词或代词在人称和数上保持一致的动词跟在 but后面；我们会说 No one but the students have read it（除学生以外没有人读过它）。再者，如果 but在此真是连词的话，我们不希望它被放在句子末尾，如在句子 No one has read it but the students中。注意我们不以类似的方式来使用连词 and，说 John left and everyone else in the class来代替 John and everyone else in the class left。这些发现表明 but在此最好被当作介词，在任何位置后面都应跟宾格形式如 me和 them： No one but me has read it. No one has read it but me（除了我没人读过它）。当 but短语放在动词之前时，有百分之七十三的用法专题使用小组成员支持这些提议；而当 but短语放在动词之后时，得到百分之九十三的小组成员的支持。 But在同 however一起使用时是多余的，如 But the army, however, went on with its plans；这两个词必须去掉其中一个。 But通常后面不加逗号。正确的写法是 Kim wanted to go, but we stayed,而不是 Kim wanted to go, but, we stayed。 But可以放在所有文体标准的句子开头
See: and cannot doubt however I

but
[bEt, bQt]
prep.
除...以外
conj.
而是, 但是
adv.
几乎, 仅仅

but=但是；可是；然而； 除了；除非； 只是；仅仅
butt=(V)抵触；顶撞；碰撞(N)屁股；烟蒂；枪托
butte=

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