surfeit

surfeit

英 ['sɜːfɪt]
　　美 ['sɝfɪt]

n. 過度；飲食過度；惡心（由於飲食過度所引起）
　　vt. 使飲食過度；使厭膩；使過度沉溺於
　　vi. 飲食過度；過分放縱

中文詞源：

surfeit 過量

sur-,超過，-feit,做，來自-fact 法語拼寫形式。引申詞義過多，過量。

例句：

1. Rationing had put an end to a surfeit of biscuits long ago.
定量供應很久以前就結束瞭餅幹過剩的狀況。

2. The voters are pretty sick of such a surfeit of primary sloganeering.
選民們對於初選時沒完沒瞭地空喊口號的現象感到發膩瞭.

3. A surfeit of food makes one sick.
飲食過量使人生病.

4. Know, then, that for you is neither surfeit nor content.
那麼要知道, 你既不會嫌多,也不會知足的.

5. It's no good for your health to surfeit yourself.
暴飲暴食有害健康。