
excrescence基本信息
读法:英 [ɪk"skres(ə)ns; eks-] 美 [ɪk"skrɛsns]
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英英释义
Noun:
"the hump of a camel"
"he stood on the rocky prominence"
"the occipital protuberance was well developed"
"the bony excrescence between its horns"
中英词源
excrescence 赘生物
ex-, 向外。-cre, 生长,创造,词源同create, crescent. 即多长出来的。
- 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).
词态变化
复数 excrescences;
权威造句
- 1. The trade union block vote is an excrescence on democracy.
- 工会集团投票制是民主的毒瘤。
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- 2. In my opinion, the new museum extension is an excrescence.
- 依我的观点, 这座新博物馆扩建的部分是个累赘.
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- 3. The house is a mere unsightly excrescence in the landscape.
- 这间房子是这风景画中难看的累赘.
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- 4. Independent agencies were an excrescence on the Constitution ( Los Angeles Times )
- 独立的代理处是宪法不需要的东西 ( 洛杉矶时报 )
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- 5. The new office block is an excrescence on the landscape.
- 这座新办公楼在这片风景中很碍眼.
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