excessive
/ɪkˈsesɪv/ (bre, ipa) · /ɪkˈsesɪv/ (ame, ipa) · /ik-ˈse-siv/ (ame, mw)
excessive — 形容詞
- excessivepositive
- more excessivecomparative
- most excessivesuperlative
1. Much more of something than is needed, wanted, or considered reasonable — often
過度；過多
超出合理或適當範圍的
Much more of something than is needed, wanted, or considered reasonable — often causing problems or harm.
The doctor warned Ishaan that excessive sugar was bad for his health.
醫生警告 Ishaan，吃過多的糖對他的健康有害。
attributive: excessive + [noun] (sugar)
Eri thought the amount of packaging on the gift was excessive.
Eri 認為那份禮物的包裝太多了。
Excessive rain caused flooding in Quan's neighbourhood last spring.
去年春天，過多的雨水導致 Quan 住的社區淹水。
The judge ruled that the police had used excessive force.
法官裁定警方使用了過度武力。
Antonia's manager told her that her attention to detail was excessive.
Antonia 的主管告訴她，她對細節的講究太過了。
- extreme
Stronger and more dramatic; 'excessive' is more clinical and measured, while 'extreme' suggests the far end of a scale.
- disproportionate
Formal; emphasises unfairness or imbalance compared to what is fitting for the situation.
- undue
Formal; describes something unnecessary or unwarranted, especially in legal or bureaucratic contexts.
- moderate
Reasonable and within appropriate limits; the opposite of going too far.
- insufficient
Not enough, the opposite direction of excess.
文法句型
excessive + noun (attributive)
be + excessive (predicative)
用法筆記
Always carries a negative judgement — never neutral or positive. In everyday conversation, 'too much' or 'too many' is more natural. Frequent in formal or written contexts such as legal rulings, health advice, financial reports, and disciplinary reviews.