If someone or something is exempt from a particular rule, duty, or obligation, they do not have to follow it or do it.
例句
Men in college were exempt from military service...大学在校男生免服兵役。Children under two years are exempt.两岁以下儿童免票。
VERB
免除;豁免
To exempt a person or thing from a particular rule, duty, or obligation means to state officially that they are not bound or affected by it.
例句
South Carolina claimed the power to exempt its citizens from the obligation to obey federal law...南卡罗来纳州声称有权力免除该州公民遵守联邦法规的义务。Companies with fifty-five or fewer employees would be exempted from the requirements.员工在55人及以下的公司将免除这些条件。
英汉词典释义
vt.
使免除[豁免]
His bad eyesight exempted him from military service.他因视力不好而免服兵役。
adj.
被免除…的, 被豁免的
These goods are exempt from customs duties.这些货物免征关税。
英英词典释义
Verb
1. grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to;
"She exempted me from the exam"
2. grant exemption or release to;
"Please excuse me from this class"
Adjective
1. (of persons) freed from or not subject to an obligation or liability (as e.g. taxes) to which others or other things are subject;
"a beauty somehow exempt from the aging process""exempt from jury duty""only the very poorest citizens should be exempt from income taxes"
2. (of goods or funds) not subject to taxation;
"the funds of nonprofit organizations are nontaxable""income exempt from taxation"