- exempt (from something)
if somebody/something is exempt from something, they are not affected by it, do not have to do it, pay it, etc. 免除(责任、付款等);获豁免 The interest on the money is exempt from tax. 这笔钱的利息免税。 Some students are exempt from certain exams. 有些学生可免除某些考试。 Infant mortality was extremely high and the upper classes were not exempt. 婴儿死亡率极高,上层阶级也不例外。 Research might be considered exempt from regulation. 研究可能会被认为不受规则约束。 This income is totally exempt from taxation. 这项收入完全免税。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- become
- remain
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- completely
- entirely
- fully
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- from
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin exemptus ‘taken out, freed’, past participle of eximere.