except for用于表示对主要部分的肯定和对局部的否定。它不表示同类事物之间的关系，其意思为： 1. "除了……以外"。如： Smith is a good man, except for his bad temper. 史密斯除了脾气不好外，是个好人。 The movie was good except for the ending. 这部电影除了结尾之外都很好。 2. "除去为了……"。如： Mother wouldn't give him any money except for books and stationery. 除了买书和文具外，妈妈不给他任何钱。 3. "如果不是"，"若非"。如： Except for you, I would pass the exam. 如果不是你，我就会通过考试。 4. "except for+名词"结构一般可以改写成"except+that从句"。如： This will do except for the length.= This will do except that it is too long. 如果不是它太长的话，这会很好。 All are here except for the absence of Tina. = All are here except that Tina is absent. 除了蒂娜以外，大家都在这里。
