
好词典

源自拉丁语 'extremitas',意为'末端'或'极限',由 'extremus'(最远的)和后缀 '-itas'(表示状态或性质)组成。
❶ 指身体的最末端部分,如手、脚或手指、脚趾等,常用来描述身体的四肢或末梢部位。
“His extremities were numb from the cold.”
(他的四肢因寒冷而麻木。)
“The doctor checked the blood flow to her extremities.”
(医生检查了她四肢的血液流动情况。)
❶ 指某种情况或状态的极端或极限,通常用于描述极度困难、危险或强烈的情感。
“In the extremity of his grief, he couldn't speak.”
(在极度悲伤中,他说不出话来。)
“The soldiers fought to the extremity of their strength.”
(士兵们战斗到了体力的极限。)
to the extremity — 表示达到某种极限或极端状态,通常用于描述行为或情感的极端表现。
“He pushed himself to the extremity of exhaustion.”
(他把自己逼到了精疲力竭的地步。)