exempt from service; immunity
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Meanings
3 senses · 7 examplesverb
to exempt from mandatory service
formalAn older, specific legal or administrative usage.
Zài在
gǔ古
dài代
，
mǒu某
xiē些
yǒu有
gōng功
zhī之
jiā家
kě可
bèi被
cháo朝
tíng廷
miǎn免
yì疫
。
In ancient times, certain meritorious families could be exempted from corvée labor by the court.
Zhè这
fèn份
zhào诏
shū书
zhǔn准
xǔ许
gāi该
dì地
qū区
bǎi百
xìng姓
miǎn免
yì疫
sān三
nián年
。
This imperial edict permitted the people of this region to be exempt from service for three years.
noun
immunity (biological); resistance to disease
neutralThe dominant modern meaning in biology and medicine.
Jiē接
zhòng种
yì疫
miáo苗
kě可
yǐ以
bāng帮
zhù助
shēn身
tǐ体
jiàn建
lì立
miǎn免
yì疫
lì力
。
Vaccination can help the body build immunity.
Tā他
de的
miǎn免
yì疫
xì系
tǒng统
hěn很
qiáng强
dà大
，
hěn很
shǎo少
shēng生
bìng病
。
His immune system is very strong; he rarely gets sick.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
bìng病
dú毒
jù具
yǒu有
miǎn免
yì疫
táo逃
yì逸
néng能
lì力
。
This virus has immune escape capability.
adjective/verb
immune to; unaffected by; resistant to
neutralUsed metaphorically beyond biological contexts.
Tā他
duì对
zhè这
xiē些
liú流
yán言
fēi蜚
yǔ语
zǎo早
yǐ已
miǎn免
yì疫
。
He has long been immune to these rumors and gossip.
Zhè这
kuǎn款
ruǎn软
jiàn件
duì对
cháng常
jiàn见
de的
bìng病
dú毒
gōng攻
jī击
shì是
miǎn免
yì疫
de的
。
This software is immune to common virus attacks.