excrescence
英 [?k'skres(?)ns; eks-]
美[?k'skr?sns]
- n. 贅生物；瘤；贅疣；多余的東西
詞態(tài)變化
復數:?excrescences;
中文詞源
excrescence 贅生物
ex-, 向外。-cre, 生長，創(chuàng)造，詞源同create, crescent. 即多長出來的。
英文詞源
- excrescence (n.)
- early 15c., "action of growing out," from Latin excrescentia (plural) "abnormal growths," from excrescentem (nominative excrescens), present participle of excrescere "grow out, grow up," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + crescere "to grow" (see crescent). Meaning "that which grows out abnormally" (on a living thing) is from 1570s (excrescency in this sense is 1540s).
雙語例句
- 1. The trade union block vote is an excrescence on democracy.
- 工會集團投票制是民主的毒瘤。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. In my opinion, the new museum extension is an excrescence.
- 依我的觀點, 這座新博物館擴建的部分是個累贅.
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- 3. The house is a mere unsightly excrescence in the landscape.
- 這間房子是這風景畫中難看的累贅.
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- 4. Independent agencies were an excrescence on the Constitution ( Los Angeles Times )
- 獨立的代理處是憲法不需要的東西 ( 洛杉磯時報 )
來自互聯網
- 5. The new office block is an excrescence on the landscape.
- 這座新辦公樓在這片風景中很礙眼.
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