V2EX exorbitant

Exorbitant

释义 Definition

形容词(adjective):指价格、费用或数量远远超出合理范围的,过高的,离谱的。

发音 Pronunciation

/zr.b.tnt/

例句 Examples

The hotel charges exorbitant prices during the holiday season.
这家酒店在假日期间收取离谱的高价。

Many young professionals in big cities struggle to afford housing due to the exorbitant cost of rent, which often consumes more than half of their monthly income.
大城市里许多年轻职场人因高得离谱的房租而难以负担住房,租金往往占去他们月收入的一半以上。

词源 Etymology

该词源自拉丁语 exorbitans,由 **ex-**(超出)和 orbita(轨道、轨迹)组成,字面意思是"偏离轨道的",引申为"超出常规的、过分的"。15世纪经法语进入英语,最初用于法律领域,指"超越法律或常规范围的行为",后来逐渐演变为形容价格或数量过高、不合理的意思。

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文学作品引用 Literary Referenes

  • 查尔斯狄更斯在《荒凉山庄》(Bleak House)中多次使用该词描述法律诉讼中荒谬的费用开支,讽刺英国司法体系的腐败。
  • 亚当斯密在《国富论》(The Wealth of Nations)中用该词讨论不合理的税收与贸易限制对经济的影响。
  • 简奥斯汀在《曼斯菲尔德庄园》(Mansfield Park)中也曾用到这个词来描述上流社会中不切实际的消费习惯。
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