excrescences

英 [ɪksˈkrɛsnsɪz]

美

n.  赘生物; 赘疣; 瘤
excrescence的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 多余物;累赘
  If you describe something such as a building, addition, or development as anexcrescence, you strongly disapprove of it because you think it is unnecessary, bad, or ugly.
  1. ...an architectural excrescence...
     多余的建筑物
  2. The trade union block vote is an excrescence on democracy.
     工会集团投票制是民主的毒瘤。

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