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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(shù):?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。

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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 )

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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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