| 释义 |
re·ple·tion
\-ēshən\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English replecioun surfeit, condition of being filled up, from Middle French & Late Latin; Middle French repletion surfeit, from Late Latin repletion-, repletio completion, from Latin repletus (past participle of replēre to fill up) + -ion-, -io -ion
1.
a. : the act of overeating or the state of being overfed : surfeit
< made sick by repletion >
< eat to repletion >
b. : fullness of blood : plethora
2. : the condition of being filled up or overcrowded
< a hall filled to repletion >
3. : fulfillment of a need or desire : satisfaction
< the peace and spiritual repletion of the evening's rest — R.L.Stevenson > |