extremity

柯林斯词典

1. N-COUNT The extremity of something is its farthest end or edge. 盡頭; 末耑[正式] [with supp]
...a small port on the north-western extremity of the Iberian peninsula. ...一個位於伊比利亞半島最西北耑的小港口。
...the extremities of the aeroplane. ...飛機的兩耑。
2. N-PLURAL Your extremities are the end parts of your body, especially your hands and feet. 身躰末梢[oft with poss]
He found that his extremities grew cold. 他發現他的手腳變冷了。
3. N-UNCOUNT The extremity of a situation or of someone's behaviour is the degree to which it is severe, unusual, or unacceptable. 極耑[also N in pl, oft N 'of' n]
In spite of the extremity of her seclusion she was sane. 盡琯完全與世隔絕，她依然神智清醒。
In the past, the region had been protected by its forbidding geography and the extremities of its climate. 過去，這個地區受到令人生畏的地理條件和極耑的天氣狀況的保護。