| 单词 | enormous |
| 释义 | enormous[i'nɒ:məs]a. 巨大的, 庞大的 enormous e.nor.mous AHD: [¹-nôr“m…s] D.J. [!6n%8m*s]K.K. [!6n%rm*s]adj.（形容词）1. Very great in size, extent, number, or degree.巨大的：在大小、范围、数目或程度上很大的2. Archaic Very wicked; heinous.【古语】 非常邪恶的；十恶不赦的语源:1. From Latin ¶normis [unusual, huge] 源自 拉丁语 ¶normis [不同寻常的，巨大的] 2. ¶-, ex- [ex-] ¶-, ex- [前缀，表“超出”] 3. norma [norm] * see gn½- norma [标准，平均数] *参见 gn½- 4. Sense 2, from Middle English enormious 释义2，源自 中古英语 enormious 5. from Latin ¶normis [monstrous] 源自 拉丁语 ¶normis [丑恶的，庞大的] 继承用法:enor“mously adv.（副词）enor“mousness n.（名词）参考词汇:1. enormous,immense,huge,gigantic,colossal,mammoth,tremendous,stupendous,gargantuan,vast2. These adjectives describe what is extraordinarily large.这些形容词都描述超乎寻常大的事物，3. Enormous suggests a marked excess beyond the norm in size, amount, or degree: Enormous 暗指在大小、数量或程度上超乎常规的： enormous expenses.巨额费用。4. Immense refers to boundless or immeasurable size or extent: Immense 指无限的或无法测量的尺寸或范围： immense pleasure.无以伦比的欢乐。5. Huge especially implies greatness of size or capacity: Huge 尤指尺寸或容量的庞大： a huge success.巨大的成功。6. Gigantic refers to size likened to that of a giant: Gigantic 指象巨人一样的大小尺寸： a gigantic disappointment.极度失望。7. Colossal suggests a hugeness that elicits awe or taxes belief: Colossal 暗指能让人生畏或动摇信仰的巨大： has a colossal nerve.无比的胆量。8. Mammoth is applied to something of clumsy or unwieldy hugeness: Mammoth 用于指事物笨拙的或笨重的庞大： a mammoth multinational corporation.巨大的跨国公司。9. Tremendous suggests awe-inspiring or fearsome size: Tremendeus 指大小让人生畏或令人感到可怕： ate a tremendous meal.吃下大量的一餐。10. Stupendous implies size that astounds or defies description: Stupendous 指大小尺寸让人吃惊或超乎描述范围： “The whole thing was a stupendous, incomprehensible farce” (W. Somerset Maugham).“整个事件就是惊人的、无法了解的闹剧” （W·索默尔塞特·毛姆）11. Gargantuan especially stresses greatness of capacity, as for food or pleasure: Gargantuan 尤其强调容量大，如就食物或快乐而言： a gargantuan appetite.惊人的食欲。12. Vast refers to greatness of extent, size, area, or scope: Vast 指范围、大小、地区或跨度的宽广： “Of creatures, how few vast as the whale” (Herman Melville).“作为生物，几乎没有比鲸鱼更巨大的” （赫尔曼·梅尔维尔） |
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