(用以談起另一方面的情況)但另一方面, 然而He's clumsy and untidy but then again he's always willing to help. 他笨手笨腳又邋遢; 可是話說回來, 他總是樂於助人。The villa is beautiful, but then again, I expected nothing less. 別墅很美, 不過話又說回來, 這也是意料中事。
不僅..., 而且Some terrorists are not merely anti-America, but anti-Westerners as well. 一些恐怖分子不僅是反美國, 而且反西方人。He not merely let the beggar in but also fixed him a big meal. 他不但讓這個乞丐進去, 而且為他做了一頓大餐。