excess

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The state of surpassing or going beyond a limit; the state of being beyond sufficiency, necessity, or duty; more than what is usual or proper. countable,uncountable
    — The excess of heavy water was given away to the neighbouring country.
  2. The degree or amount by which one thing or number exceeds another; remainder. countable,uncountable
    — The difference between two numbers is the excess of one over the other.
  3. An act of eating or drinking more than enough. countable,uncountable
    — And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess.
  4. Spherical excess, the amount by which the sum of the three angles of a spherical triangle exceeds two right angles. The spherical excess is proportional to the area of the triangle. countable,uncountable
  5. A condition on an insurance policy by which the insured pays for a part of the claim. UK,countable,uncountable
动词 v.
  1. To declare (an employee) surplus to requirements, such that he or she might not be given work. US,transitive
    — In 2006, I was excessed because my program had to make a few cuts and a new, inexperienced supervisor decided that he couldn’t handle a knowledgeable older teacher so he removed me.
形容词 adj.
  1. More than is normal, necessary or specified. not-comparable

词形变化

excesses plural excesses present,singular,third-person excessing participle,present excessed participle,past excessed past

词汇关系

近义词
abundance acrasia acrasy excess excessiveness exuberance copiousness fecundity fertileness fertility fruitfulness fulth glut immoderation incontinence intemperance mountain nimiety overabundance overage overflow overplus overquantity oversum plenteousness plentifulness plenty plethora productiveness profusion superabundance superaddition superfluity superfluousness superflux superplus surfeit surplus surplusage uberty ug
反义词
deficiency lack
下位词
agricultural surplus capital surplus flattery greed obesity overmeasure overstock surcharge talkativeness wealth
衍生词
in excess of sexcess spherical excess to excess
相关词
exceed excessive bonanza extravagance inundation lion's share slew too much abundant cornucopia

词源

词源 1
From Middle English exces (“excess, ecstasy”), from Old French exces, from Latin excessus (“a going out, loss of self-possession”), from excedere, excessum (“to go out, go beyond”). See exceed.
词源 2
From Middle English exces (“excess, ecstasy”), from Old French exces, from Latin excessus (“a going out, loss of self-possession”), from excedere, excessum (“to go out, go beyond”). See exceed.
词源 3
From Middle English exces (“excess, ecstasy”), from Old French exces, from Latin excessus (“a going out, loss of self-possession”), from excedere, excessum (“to go out, go beyond”). See exceed.
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