单词 | extreme |
释义 | Word Frequency extreme(ɪkˈstriːm) adjective 1. being of a high or of the highest degree or intensity extreme cold extreme difficulty 2. exceeding what is usual or reasonable; immoderate extreme behaviour 3. very strict, rigid, or severe; drastic an extreme measure 4. (prenominal) farthest or outermost in direction the extreme boundary 5. meteorology of, relating to, or characteristic of a continental climate noun 6. the highest or furthest degree (often in the phrases in the extreme, go to extremes) 7. (often plural) either of the two limits or ends of a scale or range of possibilities extremes of temperature 8. mathematics a. the first or last term of a series or a proportion b. a maximum or minimum value of a function 9. logic the subject or predicate of the conclusion of a syllogism Derived forms extremeness (exˈtremeness) noun Word origin C15: from Latin extrēmus outermost, from exterus on the outside; see exterior |
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