exceptions

exception /Çk'sepʃn/ n

၁။ (က) [C] (လူ၊ အရာဝတ္ထု) ခြွင်းချက်။
Most of the buildings in this town are rather unattractive, but this church is a notable exception. ❍ The children did well, the only exception being Jo, who failed. ❍ Freedom of choice is at the heart of all our policies, and transport is no exception.
(ခ) [U] ခြွင်းချန် ခြင်း။ All students without exception must take the English examination. ❍ I enjoyed all his novels with the exception of (ie except/not including) his last.
၂။ [C] ခြွင်းချက်။ an exception to a rule of grammar ❍ Such community spirit is unfortunately the exception rather than the rule (ie not usual). ❍ Children are not normally allowed in, but in your case I'm prepared to make an exception (ie to allow you in).
❏ exceptionable /-ʃǝnǝbl/ adj (fml ) လက်မခံနိုင်စရာ။ သဘောမတွေ့စရာ။ There are no exceptionable scenes in the play.
❏ the exception proves the rule [IDM ] (saying ) ခြွင်းချက်ဆိုတာ ရှိစမြဲ။ All his family have red hair except him. ❍ He is the exception that/which proves the rule.
❏ take exception to sth [IDM ] လက်သင့်မခံ။ ဒေါပွသည်။ He took great exception to what I said. ❍ She took exception to having to wait outside in the corridor.