Excluding means “not counting; leave this outside.” You use it when you give a group, a price, or a total, then take something off: The fee is 3,000 dollars, excluding lunch. Everyone may come, excluding Year 1.

Excluding meansExcluding的意思是 'not counting; leave this outside.'「不算在內；把這個排除在外」You use it when you give a group, a price, or a total當你給出一個群體、一個價格，或一個總數時，你會用它, then take something off然後再扣掉某個東西: 'The fee is 3,000 dollars, excluding lunch.''The fee is 3,000 dollars, excluding lunch.'（費用是3000元，不含午餐）。Everyone may come每個人都可以來, excluding Year 1不含Year 1（一年級）。

It is the -ing form of the verb exclude, but in this use it often sits in front of a noun like a small preposition — a door that shuts one item out of the count. You will see it on tickets, menus, hotel boards, and contracts, often paired with including, which opens the door the other way.

It is the -ing form of the verb exclude它是動詞exclude的-ing形式, but in this use it often sits in front of a noun like a small preposition但這種用法常常像個小介系詞一樣放在名詞前面 — a door that shuts one item out of the count像一扇把某個項目關在計算之外的門。You will see it on tickets, menus, hotel boards, and contracts你會在票券、菜單、飯店看板，和合約上看到它, often paired with including常常和including搭配出現, which opens the door the other wayincluding則是往反方向把門打開。

Though actually, everyday speakers are just as happy with “not including” or “except.” Except can take a clause (except when it rains); excluding usually wants a noun after it. Ads print both words in the same small type, which is useful and a little dangerous: one adds, one takes away.

Though actually不過其實, everyday speakers are just as happy with 'not including' or 'except.'一般人講'not including'或'except'一樣自然 Except can take a clause (except when it rains)except後面可以接一個子句（像except when it rains）; excluding usually wants a noun after itexcluding後面通常要接名詞。Ads print both words in the same small type廣告常把這兩個字用同樣的小字印出來, which is useful and a little dangerous這樣做很方便，但也有一點危險: one adds, one takes away一個是加上去，一個是拿掉。