单词 | excursion |
释义 | Word Frequency excursion(ɪkˈskɜːʃən, -ʒən) noun 1. a short outward and return journey, esp for relaxation, sightseeing, etc; outing 2. a group of people going on such a journey 3. (modifier) of or relating to special reduced rates offered on certain journeys by rail an excursion ticket 4. a digression or deviation; diversion an excursion into politics 5. (formerly) a raid or attack 6. physics a. a movement from an equilibrium position, as in an oscillation b. the magnitude of this displacement 7. the normal movement of a movable bodily organ or part from its resting position, such as the lateral movement of the lower jaw 8. machinery the locus of a point on a moving part, esp the deflection of a whirling shaft Word origin C16: from Latin excursiō an attack, from excurrere to run out, from currere to run |
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