but
音标发音
- 英式音标 [bʌt; bət]
- 美式音标 [bʌt,bət]
- 国际音标 [强 bʌt, 弱 bət, bʌt]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
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
词源解说
- 直接源自古英语的butan,意为除非,除外,但。
用法辨析
- but的基本意思相当于in spite of this或表示与所预料的不一样,意为“但是,然而,尽管如此”,不与though,although连用。
- but可用来表达诸如愤怒、吃惊等强烈的感情,用来加强语气,也可用在表示歉意的句子里,常不译出,还可用于改变话题,意为“无论如何”“反正”“好”。
- 如果but接动词不定式,当前面有do或cannot时,不定式不带to; 当前面有anything, everything, nothing等词时,不定式常不带to,但也有例外; 其余情况带to。
- 与but连用的too...to do结构不具有否定意义。
- 如果主句含有hardly,never,never so,not so,not such等词,可用but,but that或but what引导表示结果的状语从句,构成双重否定,相当于that...not或unless,译作“没有…不”“若…,就一定”。
- 如果but that引出的分句描述的是真实情况,而主句描述的是非真实的情况,则主句多用虚拟语气,此时译作“假如没有…”“要不是”
- not but that...是it is not but that的省略法, but无否定意义,译作“虽然…可是…”。
- 在not...but...结构里,可以不借助do(does)来否定动词,而否定其他成分,译作“不是…而是”。
conj. (连词)
英汉例句
- The watch was cheap, but it goes quite well.
这块表虽然便宜,但走得很好。 - We go to school every day but Sunday.
我们除了星期日每天都上学。
用作连词 (conj.)
用作介词 (prep.)
词组短语
- anything but 根本不,决不
- But what 但是什么;用于短语;但是;而不
- But Lisa 可丽·莎
- But tonight 就是今夜;但是今天晚上
- anythellong but 底子不;根本不
短语
英英字典
- used to introduce an added statement, usually something that is different from what you have said before
- except
- (FOR EMPHASIS) used to give force to a statement
- (ONLY) only; just
- used to emphasize that something will happen even if the person you are talking to does not want it to
- You use but to introduce something that contrasts with what you have just said, or to introduce something that adds to what you have just said.
- You use but when you are about to add something further in a discussion or to change the subject.
- You use but after you have made an excuse or apologized for what you are just about to say.
- You use but to introduce a reply to someone when you want to indicate surprise, disbelief, refusal, or protest.
- But is used to mean "except."
- But is used to mean "only."
- You use but for to introduce the only factor that causes a particular thing not to happen or not to be completely true.
- You use but then or but then again before a remark which slightly contradicts what you have just said.
- You use but then before a remark which suggests that what you have just said should not be regarded as surprising.
- all but&rarrsee all
- anything but&rarrsee anything
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专业释义
- 但是
But performance depends on competence.
但是, 语言运用得依靠语言能力。