1ADJ-GRADED 优异的;非凡的 You use exceptional to describe someone or something that has a particular quality, usually a good quality, to an unusually high degree. 优异的;非凡的 [approval]
...children with exceptional ability.
具有非凡才能的孩子们
His translation is exceptional in its poetic quality.
他的译作非常有诗意。
exceptionally
He's an exceptionally talented dancer.
他是个非常有天赋的舞者。
The conditions under ground were exceptionally hot.
地下环境非常热。
2ADJ-GRADED 例外的;特殊的Exceptional situations and incidents are unusual and only likely to happen very infrequently. 例外的;特殊的 [formal]
...if the courts hold that this case is exceptional.
如果法庭认为这是个特殊案例
School governors have the discretion to allow parents to withdraw pupils in exceptional circumstances.