29.4.1. gy. B2 (példák)

exception noun /ɪkˈsep.ʃən/ [C or U] kivétel

There are exceptions to every rule.

I like all kinds of films with the exception of horror films.

Her books are always entertaining and this one is no exception.

You must report here every Tuesday without exception.

pattern noun /ˈpæt.ən/ [C] 2 minta, rendszer (a dolgok szokásos rendje)

changing patterns of behaviour

The pattern of family life has been changing over recent years.

The child showed a normal pattern of development.

rule noun /ruːl/ 3 (szokásos) szabály, szokás [no plural]

an exception to the rule

I visit my parents on Sunday, as a rule.

alternative adjective /ɔːlˈtɜː.nə.tɪv/ 2 alternatív (megszokottól/tradicionálistól eltérő)

an alternative lifestyle

average adjective /ˈæv.ər.ɪdʒ/ 2 átlagos (tipikus, szokásos)

The average person in the street is a lot better off than they were forty years ago.

a student of average ability

bizarre adjective /bɪˈzɑːr/ bizarr, furcsa, groteszk

a bizarre situation

bizarre behaviour

conventional adjective /kənˈvent.ʃən.əl/ hagyományos, konvencionális

conventional behaviour/attitudes/clothes

conventional medicine/farming

I find his art rather dull and conventional.

extreme adjective /ɪkˈstriːm/ 2 szélsőséges (legszokatlanabb/legsúlyosabb)

extreme weather conditions

In extreme cases, the disease can lead to blindness.

general adjective /ˈdʒen.ər.əl/ 3 általános (nem specializált) [always before noun]

general knowledge

natural adjective /ˈnætʃ.ər.əl/ 2 természetes, mindennapos, normális

Of course you're upset - it's only natural.

It's natural that you should feel anxious when you first leave home.

It's quite natural to experience a few doubts just before you get married.