late 14c., intransitive, "indulge or feed to excess," from surfeit (n.). Related: Surfeited; surfeiting. Transitive sense from 1590s.
surfeit (n.)
early 14c., "excess quantity;" late 14c., "overindulgence," from Old French sorfet "excess; arrogance" (Modern French surfait), noun use of past participle of surfaire "overdo," from sur- "over" (see sur- (1)) + faire "do," from Latin facere "to make, do" (see factitious).
例文
1. Rationing had put an end to a surfeit of biscuits long ago.
ビスケット過剰の状況は、ずっと前に定量供給が終了していた。
2.The voters are pretty sick of such a surfeit of primary sloganeering.
有権者は、初選挙の時に延々とスローガンを叫ぶ現象にうんざりしている。
3.A surfeit of food makes one sick.
食べ過ぎで病気になる。
4.Know,then,that for you is neither surfeit nor content.
では、あなたは多くを嫌うことも、満足することもありません。
5.It 's no good for your health to surfeit yourself.