excessively

/ɪkˈsɛsɪvɫi/ adv

To an excessive degree.

Word Origin Excessively is built on Latin 'excedere' — 'ex-' (out) + 'cedere' (to go), meaning to go beyond bounds. The root 'cedere' gives us a whole family: 'proceed' (go forward), 'succeed' (go up from below), 'recede' (go back), and 'concede' (go together, yield). 'Excessively' is the adverb form, meaning in a way that goes too far out.

adv To an excessive degree.

The prices in that store are excessively high.

(副词) 过度地;过分地;过于

那家商店的价格过高。

(adverbio) excesivamente; demasiado; en exceso; desmesuradamente; descomunalmente [En grado excesivo.]

Los precios en esa tienda son excesivamente altos.

(adverbe) excessivement; trop; démesurément; à l'excès; outrancièrement [À un degré excessif.]

Les prix dans ce magasin sont excessivement élevés.

(Adverb) übermäßig; allzu sehr; maßlos [In einem Maß, das über das übliche oder angemessene hinausgeht.]

Die Preise in diesem Laden sind **excessively** hoch.

(副詞) 過度に;行き過ぎた程度に

その店の価格はexcessively高い。

(advérbio) excessivamente; demais; demasiadamente; em demasia; de mais [De forma excessiva.]

Os preços naquela loja são excessivamente altos.

adv In excess.

She worried excessively about her son's safety.

(副词) 过度地;过分地;过于

她过度担心儿子的安全。

(adverbio) excesivamente; en exceso; demasiado; desmedidamente [En exceso.]

Ella se preocupaba excesivamente por la seguridad de su hijo.

(adverbe) excessivement; trop; à l'excès; démesurément [De manière excessive, au-delà de ce qui est raisonnable.]

Elle s'inquiétait excessivement pour la sécurité de son fils.

(Adverb) übermäßig; allzu sehr; zu viel [In einem Übermaß, das die normalen Grenzen überschreitet.]

Sie machte sich **excessively** Sorgen um die Sicherheit ihres Sohnes.

(副詞) 過剰に;度を越して

彼女は息子の安全をexcessively心配した。

(advérbio) excessivamente; em excesso; demais; demasiadamente [Em excesso.]

Ela se preocupava em excesso com a segurança do filho.

Word parts: ex + cess + ive + ly

Common collocations

high adj become verb seem verb large adj long adj drink verb rate subst often adv generous adj demand verb eat verb short adj

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