extremity
/ɪkˈstremətɪ/noun
(pl. -ies)
1
- the furthest point or limit of something末端, 端点; 尽头：
the peninsula's western extremity.
半岛的最西端。
1.1
extremities
the hands and feet（人的）手足; 四肢：tingling and numbness in the extremities.
手脚的刺痛和麻木。
2
- mass noun the extreme degree or nature of something极度, 极点, 极端：
the extremity of the violence concerns us.
极端的暴力令我们深感忧虑。
2.1
- a condition of extreme adversity or difficulty极度的逆境（或困境）, 绝境：
the terror of an animal in extremity.
困兽的惊骇。
词源
late Middle English: from Old French extremite or Latin extremitas, from extremus 'utmost' （see EXTREME）.