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单词 exorbitant
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exorbitant


ex·or·bi·tant

E0280000 (ĭg-zôr′bĭ-tənt)adj. Going beyond what is reasonable or customary, especially in cost or price: exorbitant rent; exorbitant telephone bills.
[Middle English, aberrant, flagrant, from Old French, excessive, extreme, from Late Latin exorbitāns, exorbitant-, present participle of exorbitāre, to deviate : Latin ex-, ex- + Latin orbita, path, track; see orbit.]
ex·or′bi·tant·ly adv.

exorbitant

(ɪɡˈzɔːbɪtənt) adj(of prices, demands, etc) in excess of what is reasonable; excessive; extravagant; immoderate[C15: from Late Latin exorbitāre to deviate, from Latin orbita track] exˈorbitance, exˈorbitancy n exˈorbitantly adv

ex•or•bi•tant

(ɪgˈzɔr bɪ tənt)

adj. exceeding the bounds of custom, propriety, or reason, esp. in amount or extent: exorbitant prices; exorbitant luxury. [1425–75; late Middle English < Late Latin exorbitant-, s. of exorbitāns, present participle of exorbitāre to deviate from the track] ex•or′bi•tant•ly, adv.

exorbitant

- Originally a legal term for a case outside of the scope of a law; since it implies going "out of orbit," it also first meant "deviating from the true path."See also related terms for orbit.
Thesaurus
Adj.1.exorbitant - greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; "exorbitant rent"; "extortionate prices"; "spends an outrageous amount on entertainment"; "usurious interest rate"; "unconscionable spending"extortionate, usurious, outrageous, steep, unconscionableimmoderate - beyond reasonable limits; "immoderate laughter"; "immoderate spending"

exorbitant

adjective excessive, high, expensive, extreme, ridiculous, outrageous, extravagant, unreasonable, undue, preposterous, unwarranted, inordinate, extortionate, unconscionable, immoderate exorbitant housing prices
fair, cheap, reasonable, moderate

exorbitant

adjectiveExceeding a normal or reasonable limit:excessive, extravagant, extreme, immoderate, inordinate, overabundant, overmuch, undue.
Translations
过高的

exorbitant

(igˈzoːbitənt) adjective (of prices or demands) very high or unreasonable. (要求或收費)過高的 (要求或收费)过高的 exˈorbitantly adverb 過度地 过度地exˈorbitance noun 過高,過度,過份 过高,过度,不当

exorbitant


  • adj

Synonyms for exorbitant

adj excessive

Synonyms

  • excessive
  • high
  • expensive
  • extreme
  • ridiculous
  • outrageous
  • extravagant
  • unreasonable
  • undue
  • preposterous
  • unwarranted
  • inordinate
  • extortionate
  • unconscionable
  • immoderate

Antonyms

  • fair
  • cheap
  • reasonable
  • moderate

Synonyms for exorbitant

adj exceeding a normal or reasonable limit

Synonyms

  • excessive
  • extravagant
  • extreme
  • immoderate
  • inordinate
  • overabundant
  • overmuch
  • undue

Synonyms for exorbitant

adj greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation

Synonyms

  • extortionate
  • usurious
  • outrageous
  • steep
  • unconscionable

Related Words

  • immoderate
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