Plethora



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 过量, 过剩
• ［英］ n. 过量, 过剩 ( excess, superfluity)
• ［类］ 反义词: dearth ( 缺乏) ; scarcity ( 缺乏)
• ［记］ pleth ( 满) +ora ( 嘴) -> 满嘴是食物 -> 过剩
• ［例］ a plethora of regulations ( 泛滥的规章)

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Etymology: Medieval Latin, from Greek plēthōra, literally, fullness, from plēthein to be full — more at full
• Date: 1541
• 1. a bodily condition characterized by an excess of blood and marked by turgescence and a florid complexion
• 2. excess, superfluity; also profusion, abundance
• ? plethoric adjective

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