extremity
英[?k'strem?t?;ek-]
美[?k'str?m?ti]
- n. 極端；絕境；非常手段；手足
詞態變化
復數:?extremities;
助記提示
1. 因為人的四肢、手足在軀體、軀干的兩端，由此引申為此意。
英文詞源
- extremity (n.)
- late 14c., "one of two things at the extreme ends of a scale," from Old French estremite (13c.), from Latin extremitatem (nominative extremitas) "the end of a thing," from extremus "outermost;" see extreme (adj.), the etymological sense of which is better preserved in this word. Meaning "utmost point or end" is from c. 1400; meaning "limb or organ of locomotion, appendage" is from early 15c. (compare extremities). Meaning "highest degree" of anything is early 15c. Related: Extremital.
雙語例句
- 1. In spite of the extremity of her seclusion she was sane.
- 盡管完全與世隔絕，她依然心智健全。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The lake is situated at the eastern extremity of the mountain range.
- 湖位于山脈最東端。
來自《權威詞典》
- 3. Man's extremity is God's opportunitiy.
- 車到山前必有路.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. What shall we do in this extremity?
- 在這種極其困難的情況下我們該怎么辦 呢 ?
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 5. Only in extremity, when his defences had been reduced by six weeks of bombing, was he ready to leave.
- 經過6周的轟炸，他的防御已經不堪一擊，在這種極端情況下他才愿意離開。
來自柯林斯例句