excepted
excepted — adjective
1. left out of a group or list that is being mentioned, usually placed straight aft
left out of a group or list that is being mentioned, usually placed straight after the noun it refers to.
Every staff member, the night cleaners excepted, joined the company lunch on Friday.
postpositive: [noun] excepted, after a comma
All paintings in the gallery, two small sketches excepted, were sold by the end of the show.
postpositive after a noun phrase in writing
Eshe invited the whole class, one boy excepted, to her tenth birthday party.
Sundays excepted, the bakery opens at six every morning of the week.
- included
direct opposite
文法句型
[noun] excepted
用法筆記
Almost always postpositive (placed after the noun, set off by commas) and limited to formal writing or careful speech. In everyday speech, learners should prefer 'except for [noun]' or 'apart from [noun]' before the noun instead.
常見錯誤
excepted — preposition
1. an old-fashioned, formal way of saying 'except for' — used before a noun to leav
an old-fashioned, formal way of saying 'except for' — used before a noun to leave one or more things out of what is being said.
Every guest, excepted the bride's uncle, arrived at the church before noon.
formal: excepted + noun phrase, equivalent to 'except for'
All roads in the valley remained open, excepted the bridge near the old mill.
Ramón ate everything on the plate, excepted the green olives at the side.
The library was silent, excepted the soft hum of the heaters along the wall.
- except for
the standard modern equivalent in everyday English
- apart from
neutral register, very common
- barring
slightly formal; often used about future possibilities
- including
direct opposite
文法句型
excepted + noun phrase
用法筆記
Mainly found in older or very formal writing; modern English nearly always uses 'except' or 'except for' instead. Learners should recognise this use when reading but rarely need it in their own writing.
常見錯誤
2. used in contracts, insurance policies, or property deeds to mark a person, item,
used in contracts, insurance policies, or property deeds to mark a person, item, or risk as deliberately left outside what the document covers.
Damage from flooding was excepted from the household policy that Sirin signed in April.
passive: be excepted from [policy / coverage]
The deed excepted a narrow path along the river, so neighbours could still reach the lake.
active: [document] excepted [item] from [scope]
Pre-existing back problems were excepted from the health cover offered to new staff.
Eli signed the lease only after the garage was excepted from the landlord's right of entry.
文法句型
excepted from [policy / contract / coverage]
用法筆記
Restricted to legal, insurance, and property writing. The matching active verb is 'except' (sense 1 of the verb), and learners more often meet the passive form 'be excepted from'.
常見錯誤
excepted — verb
1. past tense and past participle of 'except', meaning that a person or thing was d
past tense and past participle of 'except', meaning that a person or thing was deliberately left out of a group, a rule, or a decision.
Christopher excepted two students from the surprise quiz because they had been absent the day before.
active: subject + excepted + object + from + [scope]
Children under five were excepted from the entrance fee at the science museum on weekends.
passive: be excepted from [requirement]
The judge excepted the youngest defendant from the prison sentence given to the others.
Shirin was excepted from the night shift after the doctor wrote a letter about her back pain.
- include
direct opposite
- incorporate
add into a larger whole
文法句型
except + object + from + noun phrase
be excepted from + noun phrase
用法筆記
Frequently passive ('be excepted from'), and almost always paired with 'from' to name the rule, group, or scope that the person or item is taken out of. Far more formal than 'leave out' or 'not include'.
常見錯誤
2. past tense of 'except' meaning that someone stated a clear objection or disagree
past tense of 'except' meaning that someone stated a clear objection or disagreement with something said, written, or proposed, usually in a formal setting.
Reuben excepted to the lawyer's question and asked the judge to remove it from the record.
active: subject + excepted + to + [statement / proposal]
Several board members excepted to the new dress code at the meeting on Tuesday afternoon.
formal register; closest modern phrase is 'take exception to'
Mizuki excepted to the chair's claim that the report had been read by everyone in the team.
The professor excepted to the textbook's account of the war in three short, sharp footnotes.
文法句型
excepted to + noun phrase
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: this sense is intransitive and pairs with 'to' (the thing objected to), while sense 1 is transitive and pairs with 'from' (the group someone is taken out of). Modern English almost always uses 'object to' or 'take exception to' instead.
常見錯誤
excepted — conjunction
1. an old-fashioned, formal use meaning 'on no other condition than' or 'unless' —
an old-fashioned, formal use meaning 'on no other condition than' or 'unless' — used to introduce a clause that limits what was just said.
The villagers will not move from their land, excepted the river floods again this winter.
introduces a conditional clause; equivalent to 'unless'
Heloísa refuses to sing in public, excepted her grandmother asks her to.
The old door will not open, excepted you push hard with your shoulder against the wood.
Heather promised not to read the diary, excepted her brother gives her clear permission.
- unless
the standard modern equivalent
- except that
still found in writing; less archaic
文法句型
excepted + (that-)clause
用法筆記
Belongs to older literary English; modern writers use 'unless'. Recognise this sense when reading nineteenth-century or earlier texts.
常見錯誤
2. an old-fashioned use meaning roughly 'with this one exception, that' — used to a
an old-fashioned use meaning roughly 'with this one exception, that' — used to add a single point that does not fit the general statement just made.
Élise loved every chapter of the long novel, excepted the ending felt sudden and unfair to her.
adds a single exception to a general statement; archaic
The plan worked smoothly all week, excepted the printer broke down on Thursday afternoon.
The trip was a quiet success, excepted no one had thought to bring a map of the trails.
The garden looked perfect for the wedding, excepted the roses had not yet opened that morning.
- except that
the standard modern equivalent
- save that
also formal and archaic
文法句型
main clause, excepted + clause
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: that sense states a condition for the main clause to hold, while this sense names one specific item that contradicts the main clause. Modern writers nearly always use 'except (that)' instead.
常見錯誤
3. in older or dialect English, used to mean 'only' or 'were it not that' — limitin
in older or dialect English, used to mean 'only' or 'were it not that' — limiting what was just said with a single qualifying point.
The cottage would be sold by now, excepted the back wall still needs serious repair.
archaic 'only' / 'were it not that' use
Sana would walk to school every morning, excepted her shoes have grown far too tight.
Ramón might join the football team, excepted his father wants him home after class each day.
The plan would have worked, excepted the heavy snow stopped the trucks at the mountain pass.
- only
in the sense of 'were it not that'
- except that
modern equivalent in writing
文法句型
excepted + clause
用法筆記
Very rare and chiefly literary or regional. Most modern speakers would use 'only' or 'except that' here. Listed for completeness; learners do not need to produce this form.