exceptional

英 [ɪkˈsepʃənl]

美 [ɪkˈsepʃənl]

adj.  杰出的; 优秀的; 卓越的; 异常的; 特别的; 罕见的

复数：exceptionals　

CET6考研TOEFLIELTSGRETEM8

Collins.2 / BNC.3970 / COCA.6002

牛津词典

adj.

• 杰出的；优秀的；卓越的
  unusually good
  1. At the age of five he showed exceptional talent as a musician.
     他五岁时就表现出非凡的音乐才能。
  2. The quality of the recording is quite exceptional .
     录音质量相当不错。
• 异常的；特别的；罕见的
  very unusual
  1. This deadline will be extended only in exceptional circumstances .
     只有在特殊情况下才会延长最后期限。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 优异的;非凡的
  You useexceptionalto describe someone or something that has a particular quality, usually a good quality, to an unusually high degree.
  1. ...children with exceptional ability...
     具有非凡才能的孩子们
  2. His translation is exceptional in its poetic quality.
     他的译作非常有诗意。
• ADJ-GRADED 例外的;特殊的
  Exceptionalsituations and incidents are unusual and only likely to happen very infrequently.
  1. ...if the courts hold that this case is exceptional...
     如果法庭认为这是个特殊案例
  2. School governors have the discretion to allow parents to withdraw pupils in exceptional circumstances.
     督学可以酌情允许父母在特殊情况下让学生退学。

英英释义

adj

• surpassing what is common or usual or expected
  1. he paid especial attention to her
  2. exceptional kindness
  3. a matter of particular and unusual importance
  4. a special occasion
  5. a special reason to confide in her
  6. what's so special about the year 2000?
  Synonym:especial(a)particular(a)special
• far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree
  1. a night of exceeding darkness
  2. an exceptional memory
  3. olympian efforts to save the city from bankruptcy
  4. the young Mozart's prodigious talents
  Synonym:exceedingolympianprodigioussurpassing

双语例句

• It is also an exceptional course on its own.
  这也是对自己的一个特殊课程。
• Exceptional patients have the ability to throw statistics aside to say, 'I can be a survivor'.
  尽管统计数字凿凿，仍有个别病人能够做到将它抛在一边，相信自己可以活下来。
• He showed exceptional musical ability.
  他显示出特殊的音乐才能。
• Bahrain will be hot but at this time of year it should not be exceptional.
  巴林会很热，但是一年中的这个时候不会是例外。
• Our circumstances have been rather exceptional.
  我们的情况相当特别。
• The flesh of this kind of fish has exceptional delicacy.
  这种鱼的肉异常鲜美。
• The boy has an exceptional talent for mathematics.
  这孩子对数学悟性极高。
• He is an exceptional footballer — an artist.
  他是一名出色的足球运动员，一个足球高手。
• What he has to say is expressed in prose of exceptional lucidity and grace.
  他所要说的都以极为明晰优雅的文字表达了出来。
• Everyone said they had an exceptional time.
  每个人都说他们度过了非常美妙的时光。