Exempt



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• adj. 被免除的; v. 使免除
• ［英］ adj. 被免除的 ( not subject to a rule , obligation) ; v. 使免除 ( free from a rule or obligation)
• ［记］ ex+empt ( 拿, 买) -> 拿出去 -> 免除
• ［同］ 同根词: exemplar ( 榜样, empl=empt) ; preempt ( 以先买权取得, 占先)

Webster Collegiate

I. adjective

• Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin exemptus, past participle of eximere to take out — more at example
• Date: 14th century
• 1. obsolete set apart
• 2. free or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject <was exempt from jury duty><the estate was exempt from taxes>

II. transitive verb

• Date: 15th century
• 1. to release or deliver from some liability or requirement to which others are subject ; excuse <a man exempted from military service>
• 2. obsolete to set apart

III. noun

• Date: 1670
• one exempted or freed from duty

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