but是什么意思

"But"是一个英文单词，它有多种意思和用法，在英语中，but通常用于表示转折、对比或者限制的意思。

* But for the rain, we would have had a picnic.(要不是下雨，我们本来会野餐的。)

* I like this book, but I don't think I'll read it again.(我喜欢这本书，但我不认为我会再读一遍。)

* She is very intelligent, but sometimes she can be stubborn.(她非常聪明，但有时她也会很固执。)

"but"还可以用作介词或连词，表示除了某个事物之外的其他事物。

* I have nothing but respect for you.(我对你们只有敬意。)

* He can speak French, but not German.(他会说法语，但不会说德语。)

* We went to the store, but they were closed.(我们去了商店，但它们关门了。)