surfeit
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++sur·feit /ˈsɜːfɪt $ ˈsɜːr-/ noun formal a surfeit of something formal TOO/TOO MUCHan amount of something that is too large or that is more than you need 过量的某物 SYN excess a surfeit of food and drink 过量的食物和饮料
Examples from the Corpus
surfeit• Both have been suffering from a surfeit of squash, according to the man who manages them, Norman Norrington.• The world has a surfeit of mediocre drummers.• A surfeit of rock dust blocked their vision and irritated their throats.• This was about surfeit of the senses.• Then, too, repeated visits to cultural monuments doubtless palled in time, natural curiosity withered by sheer surfeit.• It's not excess of turkey and plum pudding that has been indigestible; it's the surfeit of news.Origin surfeit (1200-1300) Old French surfaire “to overdo”, from sur- ( → SURCHARGE) + faire “to do”sur·feit nounChineseSyllable
that an something Corpus large is too of amount
surfeit
sur‧feit /ˈsɜːfət, ˈsɜːfɪt $ ˈsɜːr-/
noun formal
SYN excess:
a surfeit of food and drink
sur‧feit /ˈsɜːfət, ˈsɜːfɪt $ ˈsɜːr-/
noun formal Date: 1200-1300
Language: Old French
Origin: surfaire 'to overdo', from sur- ( ⇨ surcharge) + faire 'to do'
a surfeit of something an amount of something that is too large or that is more than you need Language: Old French
Origin: surfaire 'to overdo', from sur- ( ⇨ surcharge) + faire 'to do'
SYN excess: