| 释义 |
excrescent —excrescently, adv. /ik skres"euhnt/, adj. 1. growing abnormally out of something else; superfluous. 2. Phonet. (of a speech sound) inserted or added as a result of articulatory interaction or impetus, as the t-sound in sense /sents/ or against (from Middle English ageynes), without grammatical or historical justification; intrusive; parasitic. [1600-10; < L excrescent- (s. of excrescens), prp. of excrescere to grow out. See EX-1, CRESCENT] |