英语词汇“exception proves the rule, the”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	exception proves the rule, the
释义	exception proves the rule, the An instance that does not obey a rule shows that the rule exists. For example, John's much shorter than average but excels at basketball—the exception proves the rule. This seemingly paradoxical phrase is the converse of the older idea that every rule has an exception. [Mid-1600s] Words nearby exception proves the rule, the Emperor Jones, The, “The Emperor's New Clothes”, end justifies the means, the, ends of the earth, the, Eternal City, The, exception proves the rule, the, Faerie Queene, The, Fall, The, “The Fall of the House of Usher”, fat is in the fire, the, fat of the land, the The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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exception proves the rule, the