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Extremity

“Extremity”是名词,有三种含义:1. 某物最远或最偏远的点;最大极限。2. 手或脚,作为身体的末端。3. 严重的情况或危险;或极端程度。

  1. “He stood at the extremity of the cliff.” (他站在悬崖的尽头。)
  2. “Frostbite affected the extremities of her fingers and toes.” (冻伤影响了她手指和脚趾的末端。)
  3. “They were pushed to the extremity of acceptable behavior.” (他们被推到了可接受行为的极限。)

“Extremity”来自拉丁语”extremitas”,来自”extremus”(“最外面的、最远的”)+ “-itas”(名词形成后缀)。

“Extremity”由词根”extrem-”(极端)+ 后缀”-ity”(名词,表示状态或性质)构成。

“Extremity”常用于描述物理位置(如身体的末端)或抽象概念(如极端情况或极限状态)。

  • 形容词形式: “extreme”(极端的)
  • 副词形式: “extremely”(极端地)

“Extremity”的音标是/ɪkˈstrɛmɪti/,可以联想”extreme”(极端)+ “-ity”(性质),想象极端的性质。

“In the extremity of the storm, they sought shelter. The extremity of the situation required extreme measures, and they had to use every resource available to survive.” (在风暴的极端情况下,他们寻求庇护。情况的极端需要极端措施,他们必须使用所有可用资源来生存。)