extremity

1. N-COUNT The extremity of something is its farthest end or edge. 尽头; 末端[正式] [with supp]

...a small port on the north-western extremity of the Iberian peninsula. ...一个位于伊比利亚半岛最西北端的小港口。

...the extremities of the aeroplane. ...飞机的两端。

2. N-PLURAL Your extremities are the end parts of your body, especially your hands and feet. 身体末梢[oft with poss]

He found that his extremities grew cold. 他发现他的手脚变冷了。

3. N-UNCOUNT The extremity of a situation or of someone's behaviour is the degree to which it is severe, unusual, or unacceptable. 极端[also N in pl, oft N 'of' n]

In spite of the extremity of her seclusion she was sane. 尽管完全与世隔绝，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. 过去，这个地区受到令人生畏的地理条件和极端的天气状况的保护。