exception
英[?k'sep?(?)n;ek-]
美[?k's?p??n]
- n. 例外；異議
英英釋意
- 1. a deliberate act of omission;
- "with the exception of the children, everyone was told the news"
- 2. an instance that does not conform to a rule or generalization;
- "all her children were brilliant; the only exception was her last child"
- "an exception tests the rule"
- 3. grounds for adverse criticism;
- "his authority is beyond exception"