Exorbitant
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[编辑] 解释
[编辑] GRE 红宝书
- adj.过分的, 过度的
- ［英］ adj.过分的, 过度的 ( exceeding the bounds of custom, propriety, or reason)
- ［类］ exorbitant : moderation / perfidious : loyalty ( 过度的不节制 / 不忠的不忠诚)
- ［记］ ex+orbit ( 轨道, 常规) +ant -> 走出常规 -> 过分的
[编辑] Webster Collegiate
adjective
- Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin exorbitant-, exorbitans, present participle of exorbitare to deviate, from Latin ex- + orbita track of a wheel, rut, from orbis disk, hoop
- Date: 15th century
- 1. not coming within the scope of the law
- 2. exceeding the customary or appropriate limits in intensity, quality, amount, or size
- Synonyms: see excessive
- ? exorbitantly adverb
