| 词组 | exception |
| 释义 | exception An exception is something or someone that a general statement does not apply to. The troops had the support of the local population, the exception being some environmentalist groups who protested at the noise. Women, with a few exceptions, are not involved in politics. When you are mentioning an exception, you often use the expression with the exception of. We all went, with the exception of Otto, who complained of feeling unwell. They are all, with the exception of one Swedish coin, of Portuguese origin. ◊ 'no exception' If you want to emphasize that a general statement applies to a particular person or thing, you can say that they are no exception. We've mentioned elsewhere the joys of many Greek islands in springtime, and Paxos is no exception. The Monday following an outing often brings some absentees from school, and today was no exception. ◊ 'without exception' If you want to emphasize that a statement applies to all the people or things in a group, you can say that it applies to all of them without exception. Every country without exception is committed to economic growth. Without exception all our youngsters wanted to leave school and start work. |
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