excluding or not admitting other things 排除其他一切的 the list is not exclusive. 这清单包括所有的东西。 ■unable to exist or be true if something else exists or is true 排斥性的;排他性的 these approaches are not exclusive; many students will combine them. 这些方法不具有排他性;许多学生将综合使用这些方法。 mutually exclusive options. 相互排斥的选项。 ■(of terms) excluding all but what is specified (条款)除外责任的
restricted or limited to the person, group, or area concerned 独有的;独享的;专用的 the couple had exclusive possession of the flat. 这对夫妇对该公寓有独享权。 the problem isn't exclusive to Dublin. 这一问题不是都柏林所特有的。 ■(of an item or story) not published or broadcast elsewhere (消息,报道)独家的 an exclusive interview. 专访。 ■(of a commodity) not obtainable elsewhere (商品)独家经营的;专卖的
catering for or available to only a few, select customers; high class and expensive 高级的;奢华的 one of Britain's most exclusive clubs. 英国最高级的俱乐部之一。
[predic.](exclusive of)not including; excepting 不含;不包括 prices are exclusive of VAT and delivery. 价格不含增值税和运费。
noun
an item or story published or broadcast by only one source 独家新闻,独家专文
派生 exclusiveness noun exclusivity noun 语源
late 15th cent. (as a noun denoting something that excludes or causes exclusion): from medieval Latin exclusivus, from Latin excludere 'shut out' (see exclude)