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exorbitant adj.(价格等)过高的；过分的；不合法的 (1) 那家旅馆漫天要价。(2) 你应该通情达理，不要作过分的要求。 The adjective exorbitant was originally a legal term to describe a case that was outside the bounds of the law. It comes from the Latin roots — the prefix ex, meaning "out of," and orbita, meaning "wheel track." You can see how the word now has come to be described as something that has gone way off the beaten track, especially in terms of price and value.

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英 [ɪɡ'zɔːbɪtənt] 美 [ɪɡ'zɔːrbɪtənt] (1) That hotel charges exorbitant prices.(2) You should be sensible and not make exorbitant demands. Use the adjective exorbitant when you want to describe something that is really just too much! You'll often hear people griping about exorbitant bank fees or exorbitant interest rates. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]过度的；过分的；过高的 If you describe something such as a price or fee as exorbitant, you are emphasizing that it is much greater than it should be.   [emphasis]Exorbitant housing prices have created an acute shortage of affordable housing for the poor.过高的房价已经造成了穷人能够买得起的住房严重短缺。exorbitantly...exorbitantly high salaries.高得离谱的薪水

英语单词	exorbitant
英美音标	英 [ɪɡ'zɔːbɪtənt] 美 [ɪɡ'zɔːrbɪtənt]
中文释义	adj.(价格等)过高的；过分的；不合法的
英语例句	(1) That hotel charges exorbitant prices. (2) You should be sensible and not make exorbitant demands.
中文例句	(1) 那家旅馆漫天要价。 (2) 你应该通情达理，不要作过分的要求。
vocabulary简明	Use the adjective exorbitant when you want to describe something that is really just too much! You'll often hear people griping about exorbitant bank fees or exorbitant interest rates.
vocabulary扩展	The adjective exorbitant was originally a legal term to describe a case that was outside the bounds of the law. It comes from the Latin roots — the prefix ex, meaning "out of," and orbita, meaning "wheel track." You can see how the word now has come to be described as something that has gone way off the beaten track, especially in terms of price and value.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]过度的；过分的；过高的 If you describe something such as a price or fee as exorbitant, you are emphasizing that it is much greater than it should be. [emphasis] Exorbitant housing prices have created an acute shortage of affordable housing for the poor. 过高的房价已经造成了穷人能够买得起的住房严重短缺。 exorbitantly ...exorbitantly high salaries. 高得离谱的薪水

Exorbitant Describe Adjective Meaning Price Housing 英 ɪɡ'Zɔːbɪtənt] 美