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ex·cres·cence AHD[ĭk-skrĕsʹəns] D.J.[ɪkˈskresəns]K.K.[ɪkˈskrɛsəns]n.(名词)- An abnormal outgrowth or enlargement, such as a wart.赘疣:一种不正常的增长或扩大,例如疣
- A normal outgrowth, such as a fingernail or a beard.自然长出物:正常的生长,如指甲或胡须
- A usually unwanted or unncessary accretion:多余物:通常不想要的或不必要的增长:"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)
- Middle English 中古英语
- from Latin excrēscentia 源自 拉丁语 excrēscentia
- from neuter pl. of excrēscēns excrēscent- [present participle of] excrēscere [to grow out] 源自 excrēscēns的中性复数 excrēscent- excrēscere的现在分词 [长得太大而不能]
- ex- [ex-] ex- [前缀,表“从前的,前任的”]
- crēscere [to grow] * see ker- 2crēscere [生长] * 参见 ker- 2
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