extremity

英 [ɪk'stremɪtɪ; ek-]美 [ɪk'strɛməti]
  • n. 极端；绝境；非常手段；手足
TEM8 TOEFL 畅通词汇

助记提示

1. 因为人的四肢、手足在躯体、躯干的两端，由此引申为此意。

英文词源

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.

双语例句

1. In spite of the extremity of her seclusion she was sane.
尽管完全与世隔绝，她依然心智健全。
来自柯林斯例句
2. The lake is situated at the eastern extremity of the mountain range.
湖位于山脉最东端。
来自《权威词典》
3. Man's extremity is God's opportunitiy.
车到山前必有路.
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. What shall we do in this extremity?
在这种极其困难的情况下我们该怎么办 呢 ?
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
5. Only in extremity, when his defences had been reduced by six weeks of bombing, was he ready to leave.
经过6周的轰炸，他的防御已经不堪一击，在这种极端情况下他才愿意离开。
来自柯林斯例句