| 单词 | extreme |
| 释义 | extreme —extremeness, n. /ik streem"/, adj., extremer, extremest, n. adj. 1. of a character or kind farthest removed from the ordinary or average: extreme measures. 2. utmost or exceedingly great in degree: extreme joy. 3. farthest from the center or middle; outermost; endmost: the extreme limits of a town. 4. farthest, utmost, or very far in any direction: an object at the extreme point of vision. 5. exceeding the bounds of moderation: extreme fashions. 6. going to the utmost or very great lengths in action, habit, opinion, etc.: an extreme conservative. 7. last or final: extreme hopes. 8. Chiefly Sports. extremely dangerous or difficult: extreme skiing. n. 9. the utmost or highest degree, or a very high degree: cautious to an extreme. 10. one of two things as remote or different from each other as possible: the extremes of joy and grief. 11. the furthest or utmost length; an excessive length, beyond the ordinary or average: extremes in dress. 12. an extreme act, measure, condition, etc.: the extreme of poverty. 13. Math. a. the first or the last term, as of a proportion or series. b. a relative maximum or relative minimum value of a function in a given region. 14. Logic. the subject or the predicate of the conclusion of a syllogism; either of two terms that are separated in the premises and brought together in the conclusion. 15. Archaic. the utmost point, or extremity, of something. [1425-75; late ME < L extremus, superl. of exterus outward. See EXTERIOR] Syn. 2. greatest, highest; superlative. 3. ultimate, last, uttermost, remotest. 6. extravagant, immoderate, excessive, fanatical, uncompromising, unreasonable. See radical. Ant. 6. moderate. |
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