exception
noun/ɪkˈsepʃn/
Слово англійською: exception
Переклад exception українською: ви́няток
Детальний опис
- a person or thing that is not included in a general statement
- Most of the buildings in the town are modern, but the church is an exception.
- With very few exceptions, private schools get the best exam results.
- Nobody had much money at the time and I was no exception.
Language Bank exceptexceptMaking an exception- She wrote all of the songs on the album except for the final track.
- Apart from/aside from the final track, all of the songs on the album were written by her.
- The songwriting—with a few minor exceptions—is of a very high quality.
- With only one or two exceptions, the songwriting is of a very high quality.
- The majority of the compositions are less than three minutes long, with the notable exception of the title track.
- With the exception of the title track, this album is a huge disappointment.
- Here is a list of all the band’s CDs, excluding unofficial ‘bootleg’ recordings.
- a thing that does not follow a rule
- Good writing is unfortunately the exception rather than the rule (= it is unusual).
- There are always a lot of exceptions to grammar rules.
Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin exceptio(n-), from excipere ‘take out’, from ex- ‘out of’ + capere ‘take’.
Idioms
the exception that proves the rule
- (saying) people say that something is the exception that proves the rule when they are stating something that seems to be different from the normal situation, but they mean that the normal situation remains true in general
- Most electronics companies have not done well this year, but ours is the exception that proves the rule.
make an exception
- to allow somebody not to follow the usual rule on one occasion or for one particular reason
- Children are not usually allowed in, but I'm prepared to make an exception in this case.
- No parking is allowed, but an exception is made for disabled drivers.
- We are making a special exception for Emma because of her condition.
take exception to something
- to object strongly to something; to be angry about something
- I take great exception to the fact that you told my wife before you told me.
- No one could possibly take exception to his comments.
with the exception of somebody/something
- except; not including
- All his novels are set in Italy with the exception of his last.
- The whole of the island was flooded with the exception of a small area in the north.
Language Bank exceptexceptMaking an exception- She wrote all of the songs on the album except for the final track.
- Apart from/aside from the final track, all of the songs on the album were written by her.
- The songwriting—with a few minor exceptions—is of a very high quality.
- With only one or two exceptions, the songwriting is of a very high quality.
- The majority of the compositions are less than three minutes long, with the notable exception of the title track.
- With the exception of the title track, this album is a huge disappointment.
- Here is a list of all the band’s CDs, excluding unofficial ‘bootleg’ recordings.
without exception
- used to emphasize that the statement you are making is always true and everyone or everything is included
- All students without exception must take the English examination.
- Without exception, all employees must carry their identity card with them at all times.