the exception that proves the rule

• 与常规认识；习惯；规则；结论等所相对应的情况；特例

the exception that proves the rule的用法和样例：

例句

1. I've made it a rule never to hurry.
   我已养成凡事从容不迫的习惯。
2. That habit carries over from his childhood.
   那个习惯他从小保持至今。
3. The rule refers only to special cases.
   这条规则只涉及一些特殊的情况。
4. The new rules have already come into play.
   新规则已经开始生效。
5. The art of colonizing is no exception to the rule.
   殖民的芸术是没有特例的。
6. Is Rollie an exception, or are all gorillas as clever?
   罗妮是个特例，还是所有的大猩猩都一样聪明？