the exception proves the rule

更新日期：2026-08-14

词语	the exception proves the rule
释义	the exception proves the rule proverb the fact that some cases do not follow a rule proves that the rule applies in all other cases 〈谚〉正因为存在例外, 才证明有普遍规律。
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