the exception proves the rule
成語所屬單字prove
the exception proves the rule — 慣用語
1. a saying used when an unusual case or situation actually helps to show that a ge
1.慣用語
釋義
例外正好證明規則的存在。這個說法用於當一個不尋常的情況反而凸顯了某個普遍規則通常成立。
a saying used when an unusual case or situation actually helps to show that a general statement or pattern is true in most cases
例句
Most of my students arrive on time, but Emily is always ten minutes late — I guess she is the exception that proves the rule.
The manager pointed out that one bad review among hundreds of glowing ones simply proves the rule.