ex·clude /ɪksˈklud/
(vt.)拒絕,把…排除在外,排斥
ex·clude /ɪksˈklud/ 及物動詞
除外(診斷)
exclude
排除
Ex·clude v. t. [imp. & p. p. Excluded; p. pr. & vb. n. Excluding.]
1. To shut out; to hinder from entrance or admission; to debar from participation or enjoyment; to deprive of; to except; -- the opposite to admit; as, to exclude a crowd from a room or house; to exclude the light; to exclude one nation from the ports of another; to exclude a taxpayer from the privilege of voting.
And none but such, from mercy I exclude. --Milton.
2. To thrust out or eject; to expel; as, to exclude young animals from the womb or from eggs.
Excluded middle. logic The name given to the third of the “three logical axioms,” so-called, namely, to that one which is expressed by the formula: “Everything is either A or Not-A.” no third state or condition being involved or allowed. See Principle of contradiction, under Contradiction.
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exclude
v 1: prevent from being included or considered or accepted; "The
bad results were excluded from the report"; "Leave off
the top piece" [syn: except, leave out, leave off,
omit, take out] [ant: include]
2: prevent from entering; shut out; "The trees were shutting
out all sunlight"; "This policy excludes people who have a
criminal record from entering the country" [syn: keep out,
shut out, shut] [ant: admit]
3: lack or fail to include; "The cost for the trip excludes
food and beverages" [ant: include]
4: prevent from entering; keep out; "He was barred from
membership in the club" [syn: bar, debar]
5: put out or expel from a place; "The child was expelled from
the classroom" [syn: expel, eject, chuck out, throw
out, kick out, turf out, boot out, turn out]