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An exorbitant price, fee, or amount of money is much higher than it should be — so high it feels unfair. We use it when we complain about rent, tickets, interest, or a bill. It is a little formal; friends might just say “way too expensive.” Though actually, the old picture in the word is “off the track”: the number has left the usual path. We almost always put it in front of money words (an exorbitant fee), not in front of a person.
過於高昂的;漫天要價的(價錢、費用)
組成From Latin exorbitō, “to go out of the track”: ex (“out”) + orbita (“wheel-track”). The English word came through Old French. Related to orbit.
同家族的字
- orbitfrom the same Latin “wheel-track / path”
- exorbitantlythe adverb from this adjective
原始詞典資料1 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
exorbitantadj/ɪɡˈzɔːbɪtənt/
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Exceeding proper limits; excessive or unduly high; extravagant.
- It’s a nice car, but they are charging an exorbitant price for it.
- You also have to pay exorbitant interest if you have credit card debt.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。