一、but用法連詞,表示讓步關(guān)系,意思是“除非,要不是”,常與that一起構(gòu)成but that,相當(dāng)于“if…not”。 例如:I would have failed but that your helped me.要不是你們幫助我,我就會失敗。
二、but用作連詞,放在否定詞或疑問詞之后,作從屬關(guān)系,表示否定意義,可相不于that not. 例如:Never a month passed but she writes to her parents. 她沒有一個有不給她雙親寫信。
三、but用于否定詞加doubt,question,deny等到之后,沒有實在意義,只相當(dāng)于關(guān)系連詞that. 例如:There's no doubt but he is a thief.毫無疑問,他是一個賊。
四、but用作介詞,表示“除了”意義,相當(dāng)于besides,except.例如:No one knows him but she. 除了她,沒有人認(rèn)識她。
五、but用作副詞,相當(dāng)于only, 常譯為“只不過,僅僅”。例如:He finished his homework but ten minutes ago.他十分鐘前剛完成作業(yè)。
六、buy用作代詞,表示從屬關(guān)系,在否定句中常相當(dāng)于who/that not.例如:There is no one but likes to help him. 沒有人不認(rèn)識他。