but that

连词 conj.
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连词 conj.
  1. Except that. archaic,poetic
    — After the master of the house found there was no remedy, but that he, his wife, and his children were to be locked up with this poor distempered servant[…]
  2. Were it not that. archaic,literary
    — He would be wholly a Christian, but that he is something of an atheist, and wholly an atheist, but that he is partly a Christian; and a perfect heretic, but that there are so many to distract him.
  3. So that. archaic,poetic
    — For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
  4. Following not so, an elaboration of that. literary,poetic
    — […]the present is not so glorious but that I should not wish to dwell a little in the past.
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