exonerate [ex- = out of 在…外；oner= burden 負擔；-ate v. = to make 使…=>“to make sb. out of burden 使某人免受負擔”→] v. relieve from a duty；free from blame 使免除責任；使免罪 / Witnesses to the accident completely exonerated the truck driver. 該事故的目擊者證明卡車司機完全無罪。

exoneration n. 免罪；免除 

exonerative a. 免罪的，免除的

exult [ex- = out 出；ult = to leap 跳躍=>“to leap out for joy 高興得跳起來”→]v. be very glad; rejoice 狂喜；歡躍 / The winners exulted in their victory. 獲勝者為勝利而歡欣鼓舞。

exultation n. 狂喜；歡躍；非常得意 

exultant a. 狂喜的；歡欣鼓舞的

下面分別介紹原生前綴ex-出現(xiàn)在輔音字母前面的例子。

exceed [ ex- = out of 出；ceed = to go 走 =>“to go out of 走到…之外去 ”→]v. go beyond; surpass 越出；超過 / Drivers are not supposed to exceed the speed limit. 駕駛員不能超過限速行車。

excess n. 超越，超過；過度，過量

exhaust [ex-= out 出;haust = to draw 抽=>“to draw out 抽出”→]v. ① empty completely; drain 抽空；汲干 / They have exhausted this oil well. 他們抽干了這口油井。②use up; tire very- much 耗盡；使筋疲力盡 / Climbing up the hill exhausted us. 登山把我們累壞了。

exhaustion n. 耗盡，枯竭；筋疲力盡 

exhaustive a. 會耗盡的；詳盡無遺的

exquisite [ ex- = out of 出；quisite = to seek 尋找=>“to seek out of 從…中尋找出來的”→]a. carefully chosen; very lovely; delicate精選的；優(yōu)美的；精致的/Those are all exquisite portraits.那些都是精美的畫像。