In other words, he figured it was an exception to the rule.

换句话说，他认为这是规则的一个例外。

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"Impunity is the norm." "The few perpetrators that have been held accountable are the exception to the rule.

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So, if we're talking about hydrogen, that's our one exception so far to the octet rule.

那么，如果我们讨论的是氢原子，它是目前我们遇到的八隅体规则的唯一例外。

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