excrescence
英 [ɪk'skres(ə)ns; eks-]
美[ɪk'skrɛsns]
- n. 赘生物；瘤；赘疣；多余的东西
词态变化
复数: excrescences;
中文词源
excrescence 赘生物
ex-, 向外。-cre, 生长，创造，词源同create, crescent. 即多长出来的。
英英释意
- 1. something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from a form
- 2. (pathology) an abnormal outgrowth or enlargement of some part of the body
英文词源
- 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).
实用场景例句
- (figurative)The new office block is an excrescence (= it is very ugly) .
- 这座新办公楼很是煞风景。
牛津词典
- ...an architectural excrescence...
- 多余的建筑物
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The trade union block vote is an excrescence on democracy.
- 工会集团投票制是民主的毒瘤。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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.
期刊摘选
- When the Ganges comes down, it might be expected wash the excrescence back soil.
- 流经这里的恒河似乎随时可能把这块多余的地方冲回到河床底下去.
期刊摘选
- 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.
期刊摘选
- 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 )
期刊摘选
- 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.
期刊摘选
- The trade union block vote is an excrescence on democracy.
- 工会集团投票制是民主的毒瘤。
柯林斯例句