extremity

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extremity 是什么意思

中文释义

n. 极端, 极点, 困境, 绝境

[医] 肢, 端

英文释义

n. an external body part that projects from the body

n. an extreme condition or state (especially of adversity or disease)

n. the greatest or utmost degree

extremity 的真实例句

以下例句摘自真实英文文章，看看 extremity 在自然语境里怎么用：

But when I wiped the frost from face plates, we saw the extremity of their suffering.

—— Constellations

One of us went home with her arm in a sling; the other three developed itchy, painful red blisters all over our faces and extremities.

—— What I Learned About Billionaires at Jeff Bezos’s Private Retreat

Cover the top half of the painting with your hand, and you’ll see that Giovanna’s flat expression bears no relation to the action of her extremities.

—— “Raphael: Sublime Poetry,” Reviewed: The Met Rescues a Master

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