apart from

IPA/əˈpɑːt frəm/
IPA/əˈpɑːrt frəm/

apart from — 介系詞

1. used to say that something is true for everyone or everything in a group, with t

1.介系詞B1
釋義

除了以外

把某項排除在外，其餘皆成立

used to say that something is true for everyone or everything in a group, with the one thing you name being left out of what you are saying — for example, saying the shop is closed apart from Sundays means it opens only on that one day.

例句

Apart from Sofia, every student in the class handed the homework in on time.

除了 Sofia 以外，班上每位學生都準時交了作業。

apart from + noun for the excluded member

The whole house was quiet apart from the clock ticking on the wall.

除了牆上時鐘滴答作響，整間房子都很安靜。

同義詞
  • except for

    near-identical meaning; slightly more neutral and very common

  • other than

    interchangeable here, a touch more formal

  • besides

    can mean 'except', but more often means 'in addition' — context decides

文法句型

apart from + noun phrase

用法筆記

Object is always the thing being left out, never the larger group. Distinguish from sense 2: here the named thing is removed from the statement; in sense 2 it is added to a list.

常見錯誤

❌Apart the rain, the trip was lovely.
✅Apart from the rain, the trip was lovely.
💡'apart' on its own is not a preposition; the fixed phrase needs 'from'.

2. besides the thing you mention, and on top of it — used to point to one fact or i

2.介系詞B1
釋義

除此之外還

在所提到的之外，另外還有

besides the thing you mention, and on top of it — used to point to one fact or item and signal that there is more to add beyond it.

例句

Apart from her salary, Soraya earns extra money by teaching piano at weekends.

除了薪水之外，Soraya 週末還靠教鋼琴賺外快。

apart from + noun adding a further item

Apart from English, Hiro speaks Japanese, Korean, and a little Spanish.

除了英文之外，Hiro 還會說日文、韓文和一點西班牙文。

同義詞
  • in addition to

    same 'extra' meaning, slightly more formal

  • as well as

    interchangeable when adding items of equal weight

  • besides

    common in this 'extra' sense, especially at the start of a sentence

文法句型

apart from + noun phrase

用法筆記

Often pairs with 'also' or 'as well' later in the sentence to underline that more is being added. Distinguish from sense 1: here nothing is left out — the named thing plus more are all true.

常見錯誤

❌Apart from to swim, she also runs.
✅Apart from swimming, she also runs.
💡use a noun or -ing form after 'apart from', not a to-infinitive.