Barring is a grown-up way to say “unless this happens” or “if we leave this out.” You put it in front of a problem you do not expect, but want to name: Barring rain, we will eat outside.

Barringbarring這個字 is a grown-up way to say是比較成熟、正式的說法，用來說 'unless this happens' or 'if we leave this out.'「除非這件事發生」或「如果把這個排除在外」。You put it in front of a problem you do not expect, but want to name你會把它放在一個你不預期、但想先提出來的問題前面：'Barring rain, we will eat outside.'像「Barring rain, we will eat outside.」（除非下雨，不然我們會在外面吃）。

Barring a last-minute delay, the train should be on time. It can also mean “except for”: Everyone came, barring two people who were sick.

'Barring a last-minute delay, the train should be on time.'「Barring a last-minute delay, the train should be on time.」（除非臨時延誤，不然火車應該準時）。It can also mean 'except for'它也可以指「except for（除了……以外）」：'Everyone came, barring two people who were sick.'像「Everyone came, barring two people who were sick.」（除了兩個生病的人，大家都來了）。

The feeling is a little formal and a little newspaper-like; friends more often just say unless or except. It comes from the idea of bar as “block out”: you are blocking that one possibility off to the side.

The feeling is a little formal and a little newspaper-like語氣有點正式，也有點像新聞用語；friends more often just say unless or except朋友之間比較常直接說unless或except。It comes from the idea of bar as 'block out'它來自bar「擋住」這個概念：you are blocking that one possibility off to the side你是把那個可能性擋到一邊去。

It is not about metal bars, and it is not boring. You will meet it in plans, weather talk, and careful promises, more than in chat messages.

It is not about metal bars它跟金屬欄杆沒有關係，and it is not boring也跟無聊（boring）沒關係。You will meet it in plans, weather talk, and careful promises你會在計畫、天氣話題和謹慎的承諾裡遇到它，more than in chat messages比較少出現在聊天訊息裡。