"surfeit" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 过量
• 过多

Definition

Surfeit 指数量过多，特别是多到让人感到不适或引起问题。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

'Surfeit' 多见于正式或文学语境，常用搭配有 'a surfeit of food'、'a surfeit of information'。通常带有消极意味，表示过多导致问题。日常会用 'excess' 表达类似意思。

Examples

There was a surfeit of food at the party.

聚会上有**过量**的食物。

A surfeit of homework made the students tired.

**过多**的作业让学生们很累。

He felt sick from a surfeit of candy.

因为吃了**过多**糖果，他感到不舒服。

We're suffering from a surfeit of information these days.

如今我们正受着**信息过量**的困扰。

The market crashed due to a surfeit of cheap goods.

由于**廉价商品过多**，市场崩溃了。

You can have too much of a good thing—a surfeit leads to problems.

好东西也不能过量——**过多**会带来问题。