名詞 excess:

1. a quantity much larger than is needed
   同義詞：surplus, surplusage, nimiety
2. immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits
   同義詞：excessiveness, inordinateness
3. the state of being more than full
   同義詞：surfeit, overabundance
4. excessive indulgence
   同義詞：overindulgence

形容詞 excess:

1. more than is needed, desired, or required
   同義詞：extra, redundant, spare, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus

1. His excesses at parties are well known.
   盡人皆知他在聚會上十分放肆。
2. Usury is interest in excess of a legal rate.
   高利貸是指超過法定利率取息。
3. The fat boy went on a diet to get rid of his excess weight.
   這個胖男孩節(jié)制飲食以減輕過量的體重。

ex.cess

n.（名詞）
The state of exceeding what is normal or sufficient:
超過：超越正?；蜃銐虻臓顟B(tài)：
例句：
rains that filled the reservoirs to excess.
大雨使水庫的水超過了蓄水容量

An amount or quantity beyond what is normal or sufficient; a surplus.
超額量：超過正?；蛩杌驍?shù)額的數(shù)量；盈余
The amount or degree by which one quantity exceeds another:
多余量：一個數(shù)目超出另一個數(shù)目的數(shù)量或程度：
例句：
Profit is the excess of sales over costs.
利潤就是價格超出成本的部分

Intemperance; overindulgence:
放肆：無節(jié)制；放肆的行為：
例句：
drank to excess.
過量飲酒

A behavior or an action that exceeds proper or lawful bounds:
過分的行為，暴行：舉止或行為超過了正常的或法律的界限：
例句：
tried to avoid engaging in emotional excesses such as hysteria and fits of temper.
盡量避免陷于象歇斯底里這樣的感情沖動

adj.（形容詞）
Being more than is usual, required, or permitted:
過量的，過多的：超過了通常的、所需的或允許的限度：
例句：
skimming off the excess fat.See Synonyms at superfluous
撇去多余的脂肪參見 superfluous

v.tr.（及物動詞）
ex.cessed,ex.cess.ing,ex.cess.es
To eliminate the job or position of.
對…暫不聘任：除去工作或職務(wù)

<習(xí)慣用語>in excess of
Greater than; more than:
大于；多于：
例句：
unit sales in excess of 20 million.
股票售價超過兩千萬

來源：
Middle English
中古英語
from Old French
源自 古法語
from Latin excessus [past participle of] excôdere [to exceed] * see exceed
源自 拉丁語 excessus [] excôdere的過去分詞 [超過] *參見 exceed