| 词组 | with the exception of |
| 释义 | with the exception of This phrase is commonly used as a synonym for except or except for: • ... accepted by the legislatures of all the territories concerned with the exception of British Guiana and the Virgin Islands —The Americana Annual 1953 • ... with the exception of cases of deliberate, premeditated theft —Glynn Mapes, Security World, May 1968 An emphatic adjective is sometimes added before exception: • He was a very bad influence over all his friends, with the single exception of myself —Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray, 1891 This is a venerable phrase, first attested in the early 17th century, when it was written with exception of. In recent years it has been criticized by some for wordiness, but it continues to be in good use. You should avoid it only if you count yourself among those who believe that you can never be too terse. See also exception. |
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