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单词 superabundance
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superabundancen.

Brit. /ˌsuːp(ə)rəˈbʌnd(ə)ns/, /ˌsjuːp(ə)rəˈbʌnd(ə)ns/, U.S. /ˈˌsupərəˈbənd(ə)ns/
Forms: late Middle English–1500s superhaboundaunce, late Middle English–1500s superhabundaunce, 1500s superaboundaunce, 1500s superabundaunce, 1500s–1600s superaboundance, 1500s– superabundance; also Scottish pre-1700 superabondance.
Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French superabondance; Latin superabundantia.
Etymology: < (i) Middle French superabondance, superabondence, superhabundance, superhabondence very abundant quantity, surplus, excess, fact of being superabundant (all second half of the 14th cent.; French †superabondance ), and its etymon (ii) post-classical Latin superabundantia very abundant quantity, surplus, excess (Vulgate), pleonasm, redundancy in speech or writing (6th cent.) < superabundant- , superabundans , present participle of superabundare superabound v. + classical Latin -ia -ia suffix1; compare -ance suffix. Compare Spanish sobreabundanza (c1300 as †sobreabundantia , a1384 as †sobreabundançia ), Italian sovrabbondanza (a1348 as †soprabbondanza ). Compare also surabundance n. at surabound v. Derivatives.With forms in -abound- compare abundance n. With forms with medial -h- in French and English compare discussion at abundance n.
1. That which superabounds; a very abundant or plentiful quantity or amount, or a surplus or excess, of something.
ΘΚΠ
the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > excessive amount or degree > [noun] > superabundance > a superabundant quantity or amount
superabundance?a1425
delugec1430
superfluousness1561
float1763
?a1425 MS Hunterian 95 f. 91, in Middle Eng. Dict. at Superaboundaunce þe superhaboundaunce of þe humour.
a1500 ( Poems from Pilgrimage of Soul (Egerton) in F. J. Furnivall Wks. T. Hoccleve: Regement Princes (1897) p. lx I pray you..Of youre merites superhabundaunce As grauntith me of almesse some pietaunce.
1576 T. Newton tr. L. Lemnie Touchstone of Complexions 49 That the stomacke be not overcloyed and charged with superabundance or excesse.
1616 T. Beard Retractiue from Romish Relig. vii. 225 The Saints..doe conferre some of their superabundance [of merits] vpon their poore brethren.
1675 R. Baxter Catholick Theol. iii. viii. 108 The excessive pregnancy of his wit produceth..a superabundance of Metaphors or Allegories.
1741 London Mag. Oct. 410/1 I..deny, that we..can have a Superabundance of Workmen in any Business that relates to foreign Commerce.
1785 J. Phillips Treat. Inland Navigation p. v Navigation..conveys the superabundance of the productions and manufactures of one country..to another.
1838 J. C. Hare & A. W. Hare Guesses at Truth (ed. 2) 1st Ser. 1 A mother should desire to give her children a superabundance of enthusiasm.
1872 Cassell's Techn. Educator I. 219/2 To relieve it of its super-abundance of water.
1936 N.Y. Woman 23 Sept. 30/2 (caption) Have you one of those living rooms that suffer from a superabundance of doors?
1998 D. Pool What Jane Austen ate & Charles Dickens Knew (new ed.) 225 [Gout was] a disease..common among the upper-class because of the superabundance of meats and wine they consumed.
2. The quality of being superabundant; the fact or condition of superabounding; plentifulness or (now esp.) excessive abundance; overabundance, redundance.
ΘΚΠ
the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > excessive amount or degree > [noun] > superabundance
flood1340
overabundancea1382
abundancec1384
excessa1387
superfluitya1387
surcarka1400
superabundance?a1475
superfluencea1477
abundancy?1526
superfluousnessa1540
pleurisya1550
inundation1589
exsuperance1603
plethory1606
overplus1609
exuberancy1611
redoundancy1623
superabundancy1628
exsuperancy1638
exuberance1638
floodings1674
plethora1700
embarrassment1815
profligacy1834
overfullness1884
?a1475 (?a1425) tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Harl. 2261) (1872) IV. 37 Puttenge signes þer callede obeli, to betokyn superhabundaunce [L. superabundantiam].
1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection iii. sig. YYYvv Superhabundaunce or lacke of some humour, whiche disordereth the body.
1593 T. Nashe Christs Teares f. 63v It is the superaboundance of witte that makes Atheists.
1695 J. Woodward Ess. Nat. Hist. Earth 239 The Luxury and Superabundance of the Productions of the Earth.
1742 W. Clarke & W. Bowyer tr. J. Trapp Lect. Poetry 113 What in itself is valuable, by Superabundance becomes ridiculous.
1783 J. O. Justamond tr. G. T. F. Raynal Philos. Hist. Europeans in Indies (new ed.) II. 3 The superabundance of population in islands.
1832 D. Brewster Lett. Nat. Magic i. 7 The task of selection is rendered extremely difficult, by the superabundance of materials.
1860 E. B. Pusey Minor Prophets 225 Such shall be the abundance and superabundance of blessing, that it shall be as though the hills dissolved themselves in the rich streams which they poured down.
1910 H. A. Franck Vagabond Journey Around World vii. 132 Slippers of every size, shape, and quality are displayed in..superabundance.
2003 S. Brown Free Gift Inside! 10 The marketer's task is to manage in a milieu of..oversupply, of superabundance.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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