excess
翻譯
過量, 過度, 剩餘
例句
An excess of sugar is bad for you.
過量的糖對你有害。
They sold the excess stock at a discount.
他們把多餘的庫存打折出售了。
文法模式
過量的 ((某物)) an excess of ((sth.)) An excess of sugar is bad for you.
超過 ((某物)) in excess of ((sth.)) The cost will be in excess of $100.
近義詞
同義詞: surplus, abundance; 反義詞: lack, shortage
詞源
源自拉丁語 'ex-' (出,超越) 和 'cedere' (走)。意思是「超越」正常限度。
記憶技巧
把 'ex-' 想像成「超越」,把 '-cess' 想像成「走」(如 process)。'excess' 就是「走得太遠」,超出了需要。