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but + noun phrase
用于强调事物微不足道或不过是如此。
It is but a rumor.
这仅仅是个谣言。
仅仅；只；不过
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
仅仅；只；不过
only; just; no more than
It is but a rumor.
这仅仅是个谣言。
用于重复副词以强调；仅仅；绝对地
Used to repeat an adverb for emphasis; simply; just; absolutely.
仅此而已
and nothing more
He is but a child, so don't be too strict with him.
他仅仅是个孩子，所以别对他太严格。
AI contextual example
I have but one request to make before we leave.
在我们离开前，我只有一个请求。
AI contextual example
We had but a few minutes to catch the train.
我们只有几分钟时间赶火车。
AI contextual example
hopes that last but a moment
只持续片刻的希望。
WordNet
用于强调事物微不足道或不过是如此。
It is but a rumor.
这仅仅是个谣言。
后接 few、little 等表示数量或程度的词。
He had but little money.
他只有很少的钱。
Not this
I have but only one dollar.
Use this
I have but one dollar.
“but”作为副词已经表示“仅仅”，与“only”意思重复。删除“only”使句子简洁正确。
Not this
I but have one dollar.
Use this
I have but one dollar.
副词“but”应紧跟在它所修饰的动词后面，而不是放在动词之前。中文学习者容易受汉语状语位置影响，把“but”放在动词前。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
仅仅一个
She is but a child, yet she speaks with wisdom.
她仅仅是个孩子，却说话充满智慧。
仅仅一次
We had but one chance to succeed.
我们只有一次成功的机会。
几乎没有
There is but little time left before the deadline.
截止日期之前几乎没有时间了。
仅仅几个
But few people attended the meeting due to the storm.
由于暴风雨，只有几个人参加了会议。
仅仅只是
It was but just a whisper, but I heard it clearly.
那仅仅只是耳语，但我听得很清楚。
几乎，差不多
The project is all but finished.
这个项目差不多完成了。
绝不，根本不
He is anything but a coward.
他绝不是懦夫。
不得不，只能
I cannot but admire his courage.
我不得不佩服他的勇气。
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把副词but联想为'不过'，即'仅仅'的意思，如'but one'（仅仅一个），用'不过如此'记住它。
语域：formal 常见场景：正式书面语、文学语境 通常用于正式或文学语境，表示‘仅仅’的意思。
All words shown rhyme with 'but' (stressed vowel /ʌ/). Note that 'put' (/pʊt/) looks similar but has a different vowel sound.
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.