but for

形容词 adj. 介词 prep.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Pertaining to a test of causation whereby an agent or action is considered to have caused an event (and therefore to be responsible and/or liable for said event) if, had said agent or action not existed, the event would not have taken place. not-comparable
    — This relevance can in many cases, as here, be tested by the sine qua non or ‘but for’ rule.
介词 prep.
  1. Except, except for; save for; not counting; were it not for; had it not been for.
    — I’d’ve attended but for the fact that the train was late.
  2. despite; in spite of

词形变化

but-for alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
there but for the grace of God go I
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