"I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country."中的“but"相当于“only"吗?

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"I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country."中的“but"相当于“only"吗?

是的。不过这种用法比较老派,现代很少有人用but来代替only了。

相当于平时我们说"我有且仅有...."这里是个省略句

just 或 only

有一点,I have but only one life
我只是遗憾自己有且只有一次生命奉献给我的祖国