late 14c., from Old French exceder (14c.) "exceed, surpass, go too far," from Latin excedere "depart, go beyond, be in excess, surpass," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + cedere "go, yield" (see cede). Related: Exceeded; exceeding. Exceedingly (late 15c.) means "very greatly or very much;" excessively (mid-15c.) means "too greatly or too much."
权威例句
1. Your intake of alcohol should not exceed two units per day.
每天的饮酒量不应超过两个计量单位。
2. Where payments exceed these limits they become fully taxable.
付款额超过这些限度就得全部纳税.
3. The speed limit is 40 miles an hour. Don't exceed this maximum.
【surpass, transcend, exceed】
这组词都有“超过”的意思,其区别是:
surpass: v.优于或超过某人(某物)。
• The runner surpassed his old record by 10 seconds. 跑步运动员比他过去的记录提高了10秒。
transcend: v.超出或超越,一般指超越经验、常识、普通能力等,强调难以为大众理解。
• The nature of God transcends of human comprehension. 上帝的本质难以为人们所理解
exceed: v.多于,大于,超过,多指数量或允许的限度。
• Sales of the new product exceeded our estimates. 新产品的销售超出了我们的预计。