词汇精选：anything but的用法和辨析

一、详细释义：

phr.

除…以外任何事；根本不，绝不

例句：

Dick seldom talks of anything but music.

迪克很少谈及除音乐以外的任何事。

例句：

His behavior is anything but satisfactory.

他的行为根本不能令人满意。

二、词义辨析：

anything but,nothing but,all but,none but

这些短语均由代词加前置词but(除开)构成，但含义各不相同。anything but(=not at all,by no means,never)表示“决不，根本不”。nothing but(=only)表示“只不过，除了……以外什么也没有”。all but(=almost,nearly)表示“几乎，差一点”。none but(=no one except)表示“只有；除……外谁也不”。

三、参考例句：

Conceited people never hear anything but praise.

凡是爱虚荣的人只听得进赞美的话。

The bridge is anything but safe.

那座桥根本不安全。

His behavior is anything but satisfactory.

他的行为根本不能令人满意。

But those captured were anything but terrorists.

但那些被逮捕的人根本不是恐怖分子。

He didn't speak anything but Greek.

他只会说希腊语。

He's anything but an abject coward.

他决不是可鄙的懦夫。

Do you ever do anything but yack?

你除了唠唠叨叨还会干吗？

I will eat anything but carrot.

我什么都吃，就是不吃胡萝卜。

Dick seldom talks of anything but music.

迪克很少谈及除音乐以外的任何事。

She is anything but a beauty.

她一点也不漂亮。