"but also"後面通常接形容詞、副詞、名詞或者動詞。例如，"He is not only arrogant but also selfish."（他不僅傲慢，而且自私），"Tom is not only rich but also famous."（湯姆不僅富有而且出名），"She was not only extremely intelligent but also very practical."（她不僅非常聰明，而且非常實際），"John works not only quickly but also efficiently."（約翰不僅工作很快，而且工作很出色），"Thomas writes not only correctly but also neatly."（托馬斯寫得不僅正確而且工整），"He worked not only hard but also carefully."（他不僅努力工作，而且細心工作），"She is not only a novelist but also a poet."（她不僅是小說家，還是詩人），"He is not only a statesman but also a man of the people."（他不僅是一位政治家，而且是一位平民），"Shakespeare was not only a writer but also an actor."（莎士比亞不僅是一位作家，而且還是一位演員），"He not only studies hard but also works well."（他不僅學習努力，而且工作也很好），"She not only plays well but also writes music."（她不僅演奏得好，而且還會寫音樂）。