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问题: Jane is quite alone in this world ___ an aunt in

Jane is quite alone in the world (  )
an aunt in Brazil.
A.except
B.except for
请附上你的理由
谢谢

解答:

except for
except=but
except for 则用于表示整体中剔除一点点.
本句前面说Jane是很孤独的,后半则说只除了有一个阿姨以外.
又如This composion is quite good except for some spelling mistakes.