| 词汇 | the exception that proves the rule | 
| 释义 | the exception that proves the rule idiom    反证规律的例外;足以证明普遍性的例外 something that emphasizes the general truth of a statement by disagreeing with it  Most company directors are middle-aged men, but this 28-year-old woman is an exception that proves the rule. 大多数公司的董事都是中年男性,但这位28岁的女董事却是普遍中的例外。  | 
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