/ɪkˈses/
1
- an amount of something that is more than necessary, permitted, or desirable过量; 过多; 过度：
are you suffering from an excess of stress in your life?
你正遭受着生活中过度压力的痛苦吗？
1.1
- the amount by which one quantity or number exceeds another超过部分; 超过的量。
1.2
- Brit. a part of an insurance claim to be paid by the insured〈英〉（保险业中的）扣除免赔额。
2
- mass noun lack of moderation in an activity, especially eating or drinking（尤指吃喝的）无节制, 无度：
bouts of alcoholic excess.
一次次的喝酒过量。
2.1
excesses
outrageous or immoderate behaviour暴行; 过分行为; 过激行为：the worst excesses of the French Revolution.
法国革命中最糟糕的过分行为。
3
- mass noun the action of exceeding a permitted limit超过, 超越：
there is no issue as to excess of jurisdiction.
对于越权行为没有争议。
attrib. /一般读ˈekses /
1
- that exceeds a prescribed or desirable amount过量的; 过多的：
trim any excess fat off the meat.
去掉肉中任何多余的肥肉。
2
- Brit. required as extra payment〈英〉额外的; 附加的：
the full excess fare had to be paid.
必须支付全额的补票费。
短语
in（或to）excess
- exceeding the proper amount or degree过度; 过量; 过分：
she insisted that he did not drink to excess.
她一直叫他不要过量喝酒。
in excess of
- more than; exceeding超过：
a top speed in excess of 20 knots.
超过20节的最高速度。
词源
late Middle English: via Old French from Latin excessus, from excedere 'go out, surpass' （see EXCEED）.