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词汇 overplus
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Definition of overplus in English:

overplus

noun ˈəʊvəplʌsˈoʊvərˌpləs
dated
  • A surplus or excess.

    〈旧〉剩余量;超额量

    an overplus of one ingredient

    一种成分的超量。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The very state of peace in which we gloried was injurious; there were no means of employing the idle, or of sending any overplus of population out of the country.
    • He could easily have forsaken songwriting at this point: he had money in overplus, Linda's renewed dedication, an aerie in the town he adored.
    • A well-known one is the pun in Sonnet 135 where he uses the word ‘will’ 13 times with the double meaning of her will or volition and him, ‘William’: ‘Whoever hath her wish, thou hast thy Will, / And Will to boot, and Will in overplus.’
    • ‘It is chiefly among the Dutch and German settlers that vegetables are cultivated; and the overplus beyond their family wants is occasionally offered for sale.’
    • As usual with Republicans, they project onto others the sins that they themselves commit, in overplus.

Origin

Late Middle English: partial translation of French surplus or medieval Latin superplus.

Definition of overplus in US English:

overplus

nounˈōvərˌpləsˈoʊvərˌpləs
dated
  • A surplus or excess.

    〈旧〉剩余量;超额量

    an overplus of one ingredient

    一种成分的超量。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • ‘It is chiefly among the Dutch and German settlers that vegetables are cultivated; and the overplus beyond their family wants is occasionally offered for sale.’
    • As usual with Republicans, they project onto others the sins that they themselves commit, in overplus.
    • A well-known one is the pun in Sonnet 135 where he uses the word ‘will’ 13 times with the double meaning of her will or volition and him, ‘William’: ‘Whoever hath her wish, thou hast thy Will, / And Will to boot, and Will in overplus.’
    • He could easily have forsaken songwriting at this point: he had money in overplus, Linda's renewed dedication, an aerie in the town he adored.
    • The very state of peace in which we gloried was injurious; there were no means of employing the idle, or of sending any overplus of population out of the country.

Origin

Late Middle English: partial translation of French surplus or medieval Latin superplus.

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