surfeit

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishsurfeitsur‧feit /ˈsɜːfɪt $ ˈsɜːr-/ noun formal → a surfeit of somethingExamples from the Corpussurfeit• Both have been suffering from a surfeit of squash, according to the man who manages them, Norman Norrington.• The world has a surfeit of mediocre drummers.• A surfeit of rock dust blocked their vision and irritated their throats.• This was about surfeit of the senses.• Then, too, repeated visits to cultural monuments doubtless palled in time, natural curiosity withered by sheer surfeit.Origin surfeit (1200-1300) Old French surfaire “to overdo”, from sur- ( → SURCHARGE) + faire “to do”

单词	surfeit
释义	surfeit From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishsurfeitsur‧feit /ˈsɜːfɪt $ ˈsɜːr-/ noun formal → a surfeit of somethingExamples from the Corpussurfeit• Both have been suffering from a surfeit of squash, according to the man who manages them, Norman Norrington.• The world has a surfeit of mediocre drummers.• A surfeit of rock dust blocked their vision and irritated their throats.• This was about surfeit of the senses.• Then, too, repeated visits to cultural monuments doubtless palled in time, natural curiosity withered by sheer surfeit.Origin surfeit (1200-1300) Old French surfaire “to overdo”, from sur- ( → SURCHARGE) + faire “to do”
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