English Dictionary

exception

/əkˈsɛpʃən/

noun

The act of excepting or excluding; exclusion; restriction by taking out something which would otherwise be included, as in a class, statement, rule.

The exception to the rule is that employees must wear a uniform.

意味（1）

The act of excepting or excluding; exclusion; restriction by taking out something which would otherwise be included, as in a class, statement, rule.

the exception of a rule

意味（2）

That which is excluded from others; a person, thing, or case, specified as distinct, or not included.

The Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution had abolished slavery but allowed one major exception: slavery remained appropriate as punishment for a crime.

意味（3）

(law) An objection, on legal grounds; also, as in conveyancing, a clause by which the grantor excepts or reserves something before the right is transferred.

意味（4）

An objection; cavil; dissent; disapprobation; offense; cause of offense; — usually followed by to or against.

意味（5）

(computing) An interruption in normal processing, typically caused by an error condition, that can be handled by another part of the program.