Tra từ exceptional - Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

adjective

1. far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree (Freq. 3)
- a night of exceeding darkness
- an exceptional memory
- olympian efforts to save the city from bankruptcy
- the young Mozart's prodigious talents
• Syn:
exceeding, olympian, prodigious, surpassing
• Similar to:
extraordinary
• Derivationally related forms:
exception
2. surpassing what is common or usual or expected (Freq. 2)
- he paid especial attention to her
- exceptional kindness
- a matter of particular and unusual importance
- a special occasion
- a special reason to confide in her
- what's so special about the year 2000?
• Syn:
especial, particular, special
• Similar to:
uncommon
• Derivationally related forms:
specialness (for: special)
3. deviating widely from a norm of physical or mental ability;
used especially of children below normal in intelligence
- special educational provisions for exceptional children
• Similar to:
abnormal
• Topics:
psychology, psychological science