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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
exclusion
ex·clu·sion AW [exclusion exclusions] BrE [ɪkˈskluːʒn] NAmE [ɪkˈskluːʒn] noun
1. uncountable ~ (of sb/sth) (from sth) the act of preventing sb/sth from entering a place or taking part in sth
•He was disappointed with his exclusion from the England squad.
•Exclusion of air creates a vacuum in the bottle.
•Memories of the past filled her mind to the exclusion of all else.
2. countable a person or thing that is not included in sth
•Check the list of exclusions in the insurance policy.
3. uncountable ~ (of sth) the act of deciding that sth is not possible
•the exclusion of robbery as a motive
4. uncountable, countable (BrE)a situation in which a child is banned from attending school because of bad behaviour
•the exclusion of disruptive students from school
•Two exclusions from one school in the same week is unusual.
Opp: ↑inclusion
Word Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin exclusio(n-), from excludere ‘shut out’, from ex- ‘out’ + claudere ‘to shut’.
Example Bank:
•Don't revise a few topics to the exclusion of all others.
•an exclusion order to keep your partner out of your home
•disciplinary measures including exclusion from school
•the problem of social exclusion
•women's continued exclusion from political life
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