exempt
UK/ig'zempt/US
IELTSTOEFLGRE六级考研B1
释义
adj.
Free from an obligation, duty, or payment that others must meet.
被免除的,豁免的
v.
To free someone or something from an obligation or requirement.
使免除,给予豁免
词根拆分
词根派生ex-("向外")+ empt(capere/eximere 的罕见表面形式,"拿")="被拿出去的"。exempt 就是被从一项人人都得履行的义务里"拿出去"——税、兵役、某条规则。和 except 是同一个意思,但 exempt 保留了更旧的 -empt 拼写,多用于正式/法律语境。
词根 cap 还连着 163 个词使用指南
- 最常见作形容词,搭 from:exempt from tax / from duty / from the rules。
- 作动词同样搭 from:This exempts you from jury service.
- 常见固定搭配:tax-exempt(作定语形容词):a tax-exempt organization(免税机构)。
- 语域:正式,常见于法律、税务、官方政策。
例句
- 1.
Charities are exempt from paying this tax.
慈善机构免缴这项税。
- 2.
The new rule exempts students from the fee.
新规定免除了学生的这笔费用。
- 3.
Nobody is exempt from the safety regulations.
没有人能不受安全规定的约束。