英汉词典

but 基本解释

• conj. 但是；而是；然而
• adv. 仅仅，只
• prep. 除…以外
• n. (But)人名；(俄、罗)布特；(越)笔

but 词态变化

but 中文词源

来自古英语butan。b同by, 在旁。-ut, 同out，向外。

but 英文词源

but

but: [OE] But originally meant ‘outside’. It was a compound word formed in prehistoric West Germanic from *be (source of English by) and *ūtana (related to English out). This gave Old English būtan, which quickly developed in meaning from ‘outside’ to ‘without, except’, as in ‘all but me’ (the sense ‘outside’ survived longer in Scotland than elsewhere). The modern conjunctive use of but did not develop until the late 13th century.
=> by, out

but (adv., prep.)

Old English butan, buton "unless, except; without, outside," from West Germanic *be-utan, a compound of *be- "by" (see by) + *utana "out, outside; from without," from ut "out" (see out (adv.)). Not used as a conjunction in Old English. As a noun from late 14c.

but 词组搭配

but 英文释义

1. and nothing more;

"I was merely asking"

"it is simply a matter of time"

"just a scratch"

"he was only a child"

"hopes that last but a moment"

but 同义词解析

besides, but, except, except for

这些前置词或短语均含"除……之外"之意。

besides： 着重于指另外还有。

but： 侧重指不包括在内。

except： 侧重于排除在外，从整体里减去。可与but换用，但语气较强。

except for： 多用于在说明基本情况或对主要部分加以肯定，还引出相反的原因或细节，从而部分地修正前面的主要意思，含惋惜意味。

but, however, still, yet, nevertheless, while, whereas

这些连词或副词均含"但是，可是，然而，而"之意。

but： 口语常用词，语气较强，泛指与前述情况相反。

however： 表转折关系，语气稍弱于but，连接性也弱一些，因而常作插入语。

still： 语气强，多用于肯定句或疑问句。指尽管作出让步，采取措施或表示反对，但情况仍然如故，无所改变。

yet： 常用于否定句，语气比still稍强。指不管作出多大努力或让步，仍达不到预期的结果。

nevertheless： 指尽管作出完全让步，也不会发生任何影响。

while： 表对比，一般可与whereas换用，但程度弱一些。

whereas： 表对比，一般可与while互换。

cabin, cottage, but, shed

这些名词均含有"小屋"之意。

cabin： 多指建造粗糙的简陋小木屋，也指旅客或船员住的船舱。现在也指节假日游游者的简便住房。

cottage： 指穷苦人住的乡间小茅屋。现在也指雅致的小住宅，在美国可指别墅。

but： 多指供居住或遮避风雨的简易小屋。

shed： 一般指四壁没有完全封闭，供牲畜用或储藏东西、停放车辆等的简易棚屋。

but 双语例句

1. " And " , " but " and " whereas " are conjunctions.

and, but 和whereas是连词.

来自《简明英汉词典》

2. A miracle is something that seems impossible but happens anyway.

奇迹就是看似不可能，却发生了。

来自电影《黑衣人3》

3. For what do we live, but to make sport for our neighbours, and laugh at them in our turn?

我们活着是为了什么？不就是给邻居当笑柄，再反过来笑他们。

来自《傲慢与偏见》

4. English has hurt me a thousand times, but I still regard it as my first love.

英语伤我千百遍，我待英语如初恋。

来自金山词霸 每日一句

5. The happiest are not those who own all the best things, but those who can appreciate the beauty of life.

最幸福的人们并不一定什么都是最好，只是他们懂得欣赏生活的美好。

来自金山词霸 每日一句

but 实用场景例句

Nothing, but nothing would make him change his mind.

没有什么，绝对没有什么会使他改变主意。

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But that's not possible!

但那是不可能的！

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‘Here's the money I owe you. ’ ‘But that's not right─it was only £10. ’

“这是我欠你的钱。”“但这不对呀——我只借了10英镑给你。”

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I had no choice but to sign the contract.

我别无选择，只好签了合同。

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It isn't that he lied exactly, but he did tend to exaggerate.

他不见得是真的说谎，但他的确是有意夸大。

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I'd asked everybody but only two people came.

每个人我都请了，却只来了两个人。

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By the end of the day we were tired but happy.

一天结束时，我们很累，但很高兴。

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I'm sorry but I can't stay any longer.

很抱歉，我不能再待下去了。

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I got it wrong. It wasn't the red one but the blue one.

我弄错了。不是红的那个，是蓝的那个。

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His mother won't be there, but his father might.

他母亲不会在那里，但他父亲也许会去。

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The pistol was positioned where I couldn't help but see it...

手枪放在我抬眼就能看见的地方。

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She could not but congratulate him.

她只能祝贺他。

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...the small square below, empty but for a delivery van and a clump of palm trees...

下面的小广场空空荡荡,只有一辆送货车和几棵棕榈树

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But for you, they might have given us the slip.

要不是你，我们可能已经被他们甩掉了。

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My husband spends hours in the bathroom, but then again so do I.

我丈夫常占用浴室好几个小时，不过我也是这样。

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He was a fine young man, but then so had his father been...

他年轻有为，不过他父亲也曾经是。

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Sonia might not speak the English language well, but then who did?

索尼娅的英语也许说得不好，但谁又说得好呢？

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He committed a crime, no ifs or buts about it.

他犯了罪，这是无可争辩的。

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'B-b-b-b-but' I stuttered. — 'Never mind the buts,' she ranted...

“但——但——但是”，我结结巴巴地说道。——“别跟我讲那些‘但是’了。”她咆哮道。

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...Napoleon and Marie Antoinette, to name but two who had stayed in the great state rooms.

只提两位在贵宾房住过的人，就是拿破仑和玛丽·安托瓦妮特。

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He didn't speak anything but Greek...

他只会说希腊语。

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This is but one of the methods used to try and get alcoholics to give up drink.

这只是为让那些酗酒者戒酒所尝试的方法之一。

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I'm sorry, but it's nothing to do with you...

对不起，但是这跟你没关系。

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'I don't think I should stay in this house' — 'But why?'...

“我觉得我不应该再呆在这所房子里。”——“可是为什么？”

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'Somebody wants you on the telephone' — 'But no one knows I'm here!'

“有人打电话找你。”——“可没有人知道我在这里啊！”

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Europe will be represented in all but two of the seven races...

除了两项赛事之外，欧洲在其余5项赛事中都有代表参加。

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Please excuse me, but there is something I must say...

不好意思，但有些话我必须说。

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'You said you'd stay till tomorrow.' — 'I know, Bel, but I think I would rather go back.'...

“你说过你要呆到明天的。”——“我知道，贝尔，但我还是想回去。”

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Place the saucepan over moderate heat until the cider is very hot but not boiling...

把炖锅置于中火上加热，直到苹果酒变得很烫，但不要加热到沸腾。

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They need to recruit more people into the prison service. But another point I'd like to make is that many prisons were built in the nineteenth century.

监狱需要招募更多的工作人员。但我想补充一点，很多监狱都是在19世纪建造的。

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