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例外
lìwài
Description
"例外"是指不按照一般的规则或情况的事。
"例外" refers to something that does not follow the general rule or situation.
比如大家都要交作业，但今天你可以是例外。
For example, everyone has to submit homework, but today you can be the 例外.
Meanings
例外lìwài
exception; something outside the general rule
这个规定没有例外。
There are no exceptions to this rule.
例外lìwài
to be an exception; to make an exception
大家都要付钱，你也不能例外。
Everyone has to pay; you can't be an exception either.
Related words
Notes
- Etymology
例 (rule, precedent) + 外 (outside) = outside the rule.
- Nuance
often used in 没有例外 (no exceptions) and 除了…以外都不例外.
In videos
“那这次也不例外”
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