摘要：They both have learnt that ambition and successful fatherhood can be mutually exclusive. (他们都知道，野心和成功的父亲身份可能是相互排斥的。)[柯林斯高级学者辞典]

若两件事为mutually exclusive，那么以它们不可能同时存在、发生、被选择或同时为真，如

【例句1】They both have learnt that ambition and successful fatherhood can be mutually exclusive. (他们都知道，野心和成功的父亲身份可能是相互排斥的。)[柯林斯高级学者辞典]

【例句2】Lesbianism and motherhood are not mutually exclusive. (女同性恋和母性并不相互排斥。) [朗文当代英语词典]

【例句3】Protecting the environment and growing the business are not mutually exclusive goals.（保护环境和发展业务并不是相互排斥的目标。）[剑桥高级学者辞典]

【例句4】Being rich and being a Socialist are not mutually exclusive. (富裕和社会主义并不是相互排斥的。)[剑桥高级学者辞典]

【例句5】Teaching and doing research are not mutually exclusive activities.(教学和研究不是相互排斥的活动。)[剑桥高级学者辞典]

【例句6】Those theories are both plausible and are not mutually exclusive.(这些理论都是合理的，并不相互排斥。)[剑桥高级学者辞典]

【例句7】Some people think that uncontrolled economic growth and environmental stability are mutually exclusive. (有些人认为，不受控制的经济增长和环境稳定是相互排斥的。)[剑桥高级学者辞典]

【例句8】The two views are not mutually exclusive. （这两种观点并不相互排斥。）[牛津高级学者辞典]

来源：沛菡教育