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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
except
ex·cept [except excepts excepted excepting] preposition, conjunction, verb BrE [ɪkˈsept] NAmE [ɪkˈsept]
preposition (also exˈcept for)used before you mention the only thing or person about which a statement is not true
Syn: ↑apart from
• We work every day except Sunday.
• They all came except Matt.
•I had nothing on except for my socks.
Word Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin except- ‘taken out’, from the verb excipere, from ex- ‘out of’ + capere ‘take’.
Language Bank:
except
Making an exception
▪ She wrote all of the songs on the album except for ▪ the final track.
Apart from ▪ / aside from ▪ the final track, all of the songs on the album were written by her.
▪ The songwriting — with a few minor exceptions ▪ — is of a very high quality.
▪ With only one or two exceptions ▪, the songwriting is of a very high quality.
▪ The majority of the compositions are less than three minutes long, with the notable exception of ▪ the title track.
With the exception of ▪ the title track, this album is a huge disappointment.
▪ Here is a list of all the band's CDs, excluding ▪ unofficial ‘bootleg’ recordings.
Which Word?:
besides / apart from / except
The preposition besides means ‘in addition to’: ▪ What other sports do you like besides football? You use except when you mention the only thing that is not included in a statement: ▪ I like all sports except football. You can use apart from with both these meanings: ▪ What other sports do you like apart from football? ◇ ▪ I like all sports apart from football.
conjunction ~ (that)… used before you mention sth that makes a statement not completely true
Syn: apart from the fact that
• I didn't tell him anything except that I needed the money.
• Our dresses were the same except mine was red.
Word Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin except- ‘taken out’, from the verb excipere, from ex- ‘out of’ + capere ‘take’.
verb usually passive (formal)
to not include sb/sth
•~ sb/sth The sanctions ban the sale of any products excepting medical supplies and food.
•Tours are arranged all year round (January excepted).
•~ sb/sth from sth Children under five are excepted from the survey.
see present company excepted at ↑present adj.
Verb forms: 
Word Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin except- ‘taken out’, from the verb excipere, from ex- ‘out of’ + capere ‘take’.
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