【问】 exceptional与exceptionable有何区别?

【答】 exceptional是“指不寻常的”、“特别好的”、“少有的”，用于褒义：

1. This warm weather is exceptional for January. (Thorndike)

这样暖和的天气是一月份里少有的。

2. All her children are clever，but the youngest boy is really exceptional.(LDCE)

她的孩子都很聪明，而最小的男孩更是突出。

3. She was an exceptional teacher...(Collins)

她是位很难得的教师。

exceptionable是指“可非议的”、“可指摘的”：

That play is quite suitable for children to see;there’s nothing exceptionable in it.

这戏剧适于儿童观看;没有什么可非议的。

请做下面的英语试题：

There hasn’t been a student like him in this department for a great many years.A. He has always lived in an apartment. B. He likes most of the students here.C. He’s an exceptional student. D. He works in a department store. (TOEFL，85. 5)