单词 | superabundance |
释义 | superabundancen. 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). < n.?a1425 |
随便看 |
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。