exempted

UK //ɪɡˈzemptɪd//US //ɪɡˈzemptɪd//

词源

源自拉丁语 'exemptus'（被移除），由 'ex-'（出）和 'emere'（拿）组成，14世纪通过古法语 'exempter' 进入英语。

❶ 指被免除某项义务、责任或规定的状态，通常因特殊条件或权威机构的决定而获得特权。

“Students with disabilities are exempted from the physical education requirement.”

（残障学生被免除体育课的必修要求。）

“Small businesses were exempted from the new tax regulations.”

（小型企业被豁免遵守新的税收规定。）

同义词:excused, freed, spared, released

❶ 正式免除某人或某事物的责任、义务或规则约束，需通过官方或权威行为实现。

“The principal exempted her from attending the assembly due to illness.”

（校长因她生病而批准她不参加集会。）

“The government exempted military families from the housing fee increase.”

（政府免除军人家庭的住房费用上涨。）

同义词:excuse, relieve, waive, discharge

exempted from — 表示被免除某项具体义务或要求，后接免除的内容。

“Volunteers are exempted from paying the entrance fee.”

（志愿者无需支付入场费。）