BUT FOR - Định nghĩa trong Từ điển tiếng Anh
but for (conjunction)
Giải nghĩa:
Used to say that something would have happened or would be true if something else had not happened or been true
Ví dụ:
But for the traffic, I would have been here earlier.
but for (preposition)
Giải nghĩa:
Except for, apart from.
Ví dụ:
There is nothing to discuss but for the issue at hand.
Cách sử dụng
The expression "but for" is used to express a hypothetical situation where something did not happen or exist, and how it would have affected the outcome if it did not. It is often used to show a cause-and-effect relationship. For example, "But for the rain, we could have gone for a picnic" means that if it did not rain, we would have been able to have a picnic. Another example is, "But for her timely intervention, the accident could have been worse" means that her intervention helped prevent the accident from being worse.
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