late 14c., from Old French exceder (14c.) "exceed, surpass, go too far," from Latin excedere "depart, go beyond, be in excess, surpass," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + cedere "go, yield" (see cede). Related: Exceeded; exceeding. Exceedingly (late 15c.) means "very greatly or very much;" excessively (mid-15c.) means "too greatly or too much."
双语例句
1. Your intake of alcohol should not exceed two units per day.
每天的饮酒量不应超过两个计量单位。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Where payments exceed these limits they become fully taxable.
付款额超过这些限度就得全部纳税.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. The speed limit is 40 miles an hour. Don't exceed this maximum.