except

除外する、例外とする

人や物を集団、規則、発言の対象から外す。

やさしい英語で： To leave someone or something out of a group, rule, or statement.

• The rule excepts children under five.
• These workers are excepted from the new requirement.
• The agreement expressly excepted certain types of damage.

使い方： except someone/something from something (The policy excepts emergency vehicles from the parking ban.)

類義語： exclude, exempt

反対語： include

よく使う表現： except someone from something, except certain cases

異議を唱える

特に裁判などで、正式に反対意見を述べる。

やさしい英語で： To formally object to something, especially in a legal case.

• Counsel excepted to the evidence.
• The defence excepted to the witness testimony.
• The lawyer formally excepted to the judge’s ruling.

使い方： except to something (The lawyer excepted to the ruling.)

類義語： object

よく使う表現： except to something, except to testimony

を除いて、以外

今述べた内容に含まれない人や物を示す。

やさしい英語で： Used to name the person or thing that is not included in what you have just said.

• Everyone came except Tom.
• I like all vegetables except onions.
• The shop opens every day except Sunday.

使い方： except for someone/something (The room was empty except for one chair.)

類義語： apart from, other than

よく使う表現： except for something, everyone except someone, nothing except something

ただし、ただ

今述べた内容と異なる点や例外を述べる文を導く。

やさしい英語で： Used before a statement that gives a difference or exception to what you have just said.

• I like the flat, except that it is noisy.
• He never calls except when he needs money.
• She said nothing except to thank us.

使い方： except that… (The rooms are identical except that one has a balcony.); except when… (I cycle to work except when it rains.)

よく使う表現： except that, except when, except to say

しかし、ところが

予想どおりに起きなかった、または成功しなかった理由を示す。

やさしい英語で： Used to introduce a fact that explains why something did not happen or succeed as expected.

• I would have called, except my phone died.
• The plan sounded easy, except nobody knew the way.
• We tried to surprise her, except she already knew.

使い方： except (that)… (We meant to leave early, except the car would not start.)

類義語： but

よく使う表現： except that, except it