exempt
Definitions
Free from an obligation, duty, or payment that others must meet.
被免除的，豁免的
To free someone or something from an obligation or requirement.
使免除，给予豁免
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedex- ("out") + empt (a rare surface form of capere/eximere, "take") = "taken out." To be exempt is to be "taken out" of a duty everyone else has to meet — taxes, military service, a rule. Same idea as except, but exempt kept the older -empt spelling and is used in formal/legal contexts.
Root cap still carries 163 more wordsUsage Guide
- Most common as an adjective with "from": "exempt from tax / from duty / from the rules."
- As a verb, also takes "from": "This exempts you from jury service."
- Common fixed phrase: "tax-exempt" (adjective before a noun): a tax-exempt organization.
- Register: formal, frequent in law, tax, and official policy.
Example Sentences
- 1.
Charities are exempt from paying this tax.
- 2.
The new rule exempts students from the fee.
- 3.
Nobody is exempt from the safety regulations.