excepted
excepted — 形容詞
1. left out of a group or list that is being mentioned, usually placed straight aft
除外的
置於名詞後，表示不包含在內
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.
公司週五的聚餐除了夜班清潔人員以外，所有員工都到場了。
postpositive: [noun] excepted, after a comma
All paintings in the gallery, two small sketches excepted, were sold by the end of the show.
畫廊裡除了兩幅小型素描以外，所有畫作在展期結束前都已售出。
postpositive after a noun phrase in writing
Eshe invited the whole class, one boy excepted, to her tenth birthday party.
Eshe 邀請了全班同學參加她十歲的生日派對，只有一個男孩除外。
Sundays excepted, the bakery opens at six every morning of the week.
除了星期日以外，這家麵包店每天早上六點就開門。
- 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 — 介系詞
1. an old-fashioned, formal way of saying 'except for' — used before a noun to leav
除…外
舊式正式語，等同 except for
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.
除了新娘的叔叔以外，所有賓客都在中午前到達教堂。
formal: excepted + noun phrase, equivalent to 'except for'
All roads in the valley remained open, excepted the bridge near the old mill.
山谷裡所有的道路都還能通行，只有靠近老磨坊的橋例外。
Ramón ate everything on the plate, excepted the green olives at the side.
Ramón 吃光了盤子裡的東西，只剩下旁邊的綠橄欖沒吃。
The library was silent, excepted the soft hum of the heaters along the wall.
圖書館裡一片安靜，只有牆邊暖氣傳來的低微嗡嗡聲。
- 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,
不在…範圍
保單或契約中明文排除
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.
Sirin 四月簽下的家庭保單不承保水災造成的損失。
passive: be excepted from [policy / coverage]
The deed excepted a narrow path along the river, so neighbours could still reach the lake.
這份地契把沿河的一條小徑排除在外，讓鄰居仍能走到湖邊。
active: [document] excepted [item] from [scope]
Pre-existing back problems were excepted from the health cover offered to new staff.
公司提供給新進員工的健保不包括既有的背部疾病。
Eli signed the lease only after the garage was excepted from the landlord's right of entry.
車庫被排除在房東的進入權之外後，Eli 才願意簽下租約。
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 — 動詞
1. past tense and past participle of 'except', meaning that a person or thing was d
排除；豁免
正式語體：將某人或某物自規範中除外
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.
Christopher 把兩名學生排除在突擊小考之外，因為他們前一天請假。
active: subject + excepted + object + from + [scope]
Children under five were excepted from the entrance fee at the science museum on weekends.
科學博物館在週末免收五歲以下兒童的入場費。
passive: be excepted from [requirement]
The judge excepted the youngest defendant from the prison sentence given to the others.
法官把年紀最小的被告排除在其他人所獲判的徒刑之外。
Shirin was excepted from the night shift after the doctor wrote a letter about her back pain.
醫生為 Shirin 寫了一封說明背痛的信後，公司讓她免上夜班。
- 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
提出異議
正式語體：對說法或提議公開反對
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.
Reuben 對律師的提問提出異議，並請法官將該題從紀錄中刪除。
active: subject + excepted + to + [statement / proposal]
Several board members excepted to the new dress code at the meeting on Tuesday afternoon.
週二下午的會議上，幾位董事對新的服裝規範表示反對。
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.
Mizuki 對主席聲稱團隊裡每個人都讀過報告這件事表示異議。
The professor excepted to the textbook's account of the war in three short, sharp footnotes.
這位教授以三條簡短而尖銳的註腳，對教科書中關於那場戰爭的敘述提出反對。
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 — 連接詞
1. an old-fashioned, formal use meaning 'on no other condition than' or 'unless' —
除非
舊式語：引導條件子句，等同 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.
村民們不會離開這片土地，除非河水今年冬天再度氾濫。
introduces a conditional clause; equivalent to 'unless'
Heloísa refuses to sing in public, excepted her grandmother asks her to.
Heloísa 不肯在公開場合唱歌，除非她的祖母開口要求。
The old door will not open, excepted you push hard with your shoulder against the wood.
這扇舊門打不開，除非你用肩膀用力推門板。
Heather promised not to read the diary, excepted her brother gives her clear permission.
Heather 答應不看那本日記，除非她哥哥明確允許她讀。
- 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
只是；但
舊式用法，補充一項與前述相反的事實
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.
Élise 喜歡這本長篇小說的每一章，只是覺得結尾突兀、不公平。
adds a single exception to a general statement; archaic
The plan worked smoothly all week, excepted the printer broke down on Thursday afternoon.
這項計畫整週運作順利，只是印表機在週四下午壞了。
The trip was a quiet success, excepted no one had thought to bring a map of the trails.
這趟旅行可說是平靜成功，只是沒有人想到要帶一張步道地圖。
The garden looked perfect for the wedding, excepted the roses had not yet opened that morning.
花園看起來很適合舉行婚禮，只是當天早上玫瑰還沒綻放。
- 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
要不是
舊式或方言：意近「要不是」
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.
這間小屋老早就賣掉了，要不是後牆還需要好好修理一番。
archaic 'only' / 'were it not that' use
Sana would walk to school every morning, excepted her shoes have grown far too tight.
Sana 本來每天早上都會走路上學，要不是她的鞋子已經太緊了。
Ramón might join the football team, excepted his father wants him home after class each day.
Ramón 可能會加入足球隊，要不是他父親希望他每天放學後就回家。
The plan would have worked, excepted the heavy snow stopped the trucks at the mountain pass.
這個計畫本來能成功，要不是大雪在山口擋下了那些卡車。
- 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.