exclusive
释义
Limited to one person or group; not shared with others.
独占的,专有的,不与他人共享的。
Expensive and high-class; catering to a select few.
高档的,只为少数人服务的。
(of two things) Unable to be true or to exist at the same time.
(两者)互斥的,不能同时成立的。
A news story reported by only one source.
独家新闻,独家报道。
词根拆分
词根派生ex-(外)+ clus(关)+ -ive(倾向于)=「倾向于把别人关在外面的」。由这一个意象生出所有义项:exclusive club 把非会员关在外;exclusive interview 把竞争记者关在外;mutually exclusive 指两个选项互相关在外,只能成立其一。
词根 clud 还连着 24 个词常用搭配
- 1.exclusive rights独家权利
- 2.exclusive access独家访问权
- 3.mutually exclusive互相排斥
- 4.exclusive interview独家专访
例句
- 1.
The brand sells through a few exclusive boutiques only.
这个品牌只通过几家独家精品店销售。
- 2.
She gave the magazine an exclusive interview about the scandal.
她就这桩丑闻接受了该杂志的独家专访。
- 3.
The two theories are mutually exclusive — only one can be right.
这两种理论互斥——只有一个能成立。
- 4.
The newspaper ran the story as a front-page exclusive.
这家报纸把这则报道作为头版独家新闻刊出。
易混词辨析
exclusive 和 inclusive:是「关」的一对反义——exclusive 把别人关在外(独占的),inclusive 把所有人都纳入(包容的)。但留意价格习语,它与直觉相反:price exclusive of tax = 不含税;price inclusive of tax = 含税。