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e·nor·mous
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enormously (adv.), enormousness (n.)
词根:enormous
adv.enormously 巨大地,庞大地;非常地,在极大程度上
n.enormity 巨大;暴行;极恶
Adjective
1. extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree;
"an enormous boulder"
"enormous expenses"
"tremendous sweeping plains"
"a tremendous fact in human experience; that a whole civilization should be dependent on technology"- Walter Lippman
"a plane took off with a tremendous noise"
这组词都有“巨大的,庞大的”的意思,其区别是:
tremendous指某物很大,大得惊人;也可用作引申意义。
colossal侧重尺寸、规模和体积的无比巨大。
huge含义广,强调体积或容积的庞大。也可用于引申意义。
gigantic指面积或体积的巨大,但多用于引申意义。
massive指大的体积、数量和重量,侧重庞大而笨重。
vast多指空间、面积、范围的巨大,不涉及重量。
enormous指体积、数量或程度远远超过一般标准。
immense正式用词,侧重空间的广阔,也指面积或分量的巨大。
giant非正式用词,多为褒义。指如巨人般的庞大体积。
以上来源于网络
enormous异常大,超出了正常的限度和比例
immense大得无法测算的;
以上来源于网络
1530年代,“异常的”(通常是贬义),源自拉丁语 enormis “不合规则的,不规则的,无定形的; 非凡的,非常大的”,由拉丁语 ex “出”(见 ex-)和 norma “规则,准则”(见 norm)的同化形式组成,英语使用 -ous 代替拉丁语的 -is。意思为“尺寸非常大”的用法可追溯至1540年代; “令人震惊的”原始意义在 enormity 中更为明显。更早的用法是 enormyous(15世纪中期)“极其巨大的,畸形的”。相关词汇: Enormously; enormousness。
Latin enormis, from e, ex out of + norma rule
The first known use of enormous was in 1531
equal1 of 3adjective
exactly the same in number, amount, degree, rank, or quality officers of equal rank of equal importance
an equal number of apples and oranges
identical in mathematical value : equivalent
not varying from one person or part to another equal pressure throughout the system
equal job opportunities
impartial
equal laws
capable of meeting requirements : sufficient
equal to the task
equal2 of 3noun
one that is equal
has no equal at chess
an equal quantity
equal3 of 3verb
to be equal to
to produce something equal to : match
see if you can equal that!
environmentnoun
surroundings
living in a rural environment
the surrounding conditions or forces that influence or modify: as
the whole complex of factors (as soil, climate, and living things) that influence the form and the ability to survive of a plant or animal or ecological community
the social and cultural conditions that influence a person or human community
a safe home environment
environmentnoun
surroundings
living in a rural environment
the surrounding conditions or forces that influence or modify: as
the whole complex of factors (as soil, climate, and living things) that influence the form and the ability to survive of a plant or animal or ecological community
the social and cultural conditions that influence a person or human community
a safe home environment
entreatverb
to ask in a serious and urgent manner : plead, beg
ensureverb
to make sure, certain, or safe : guarantee
enormousadjective
extraordinarily great in size, number, or degree
1 She sheathed her swords and turned, pounding down the hallway on her enormous dragon legs.
2 As White House advisors had anticipated, the Russian announcement, for all its cynicism, was an enormous propaganda victory.
3 In the early history of our planet, however, when enormous amounts of organic molecules were being produced by sunlight in a hydrogen-rich atmosphere, very simple, nonparasitic organisms had a fighting chance.
4 Overcome with the enormous thought of finally reaching their destination, Amari felt herself filling up with emotion.
5 The mounds cover such an enormous area that they seem unlikely to be the byproduct of waste.
6 And now, bounding toward them across the desert floor in the shadow of Ghulheim, a huge grey beast, like an enormous dog.
7 The small craft was overwhelmed By the enormous waves.
小船被巨大的海浪打翻了.
8 These mandatory minimum statutory schemes have transferred an enormous amount of power from judges to prosecutors.
9 Together, the Witchlings walked past the brightly colored flowers and enormous willow trees and to the Uncle’s door.
10 Along with his other challenges, Mr. Dill had enormous difficulty speaking.
11 “My pupils,” said Madame Maxime, waving one of her enormous hands carelessly behind her.
12 From here I can see all of downtown Los Angeles, as well as many of its surrounding sectors, and the thin rim of land that separates the enormous lake from the Pacific Ocean.
13 Even China, enormous China, had fallen, fallen, fallen, until it became a thing recalled.
14 “And an enormous—a simply enormous centipede!” screamed the Captain.
15 In New York City, the head producer of the summit, Kyle Gibson, took me onstage, and I looked around at the enormous theater.
16 Their enormous surface make them very bright.
他们庞大的表面积使他们显得非常明亮.
17 He heard it before he saw it—the loud hissing, like a furious creature sucking in an enormous breath of air.
18 It was some kind of container, an enormous box on wheels, and it must’ve been magic, because there’s no way it could’ve held all of him.
19 The Lottery, with its weekly pay-out of enormous prizes, was the one public event to which the proles paid serious attention.
20 Stuart strained his eyes, and suddenly, dead ahead, right in the path of the Wasp, he saw an enormous paper bag looming up on the surface of the pond.
1 罪大恶极的
2 庞大
gigantean huge healthy massive vast ambitious immense gigantic formidable staggering astronomical mammoth galactic hideous untold prodigious gargantuan ginormous astronomic walloping hugeness giantism the world of a world of monstrous hulking bulky colossal voluminous titanic humongous monster monolithic elephantine hulk gigantesque big enormity gigantism fantastic whopping hugeous bigass enorm magnitude
3 很多的
4 非法
wrongous illegal excessive unlawful illicit extravagant left-handed lawless spurious inordinate extortionate unchartered back-alley unwarrantable adulterine extortionary n.l. extraordinary extraordinarily under-the-counter irregularity enormity illegitimacy illegalize on the crook over the odds on the cross
5 非法的
wrongous illegal excessive unlawful illicit extravagant left-handed lawless spurious inordinate extortionate unchartered back-alley unwarrantable adulterine extortionary n.l. under-the-counter over the odds
6 极大
huge rare vast unlimited tremendous acute Infinite profound mortal whopping Almighty monumental astronomical jumbo monstrous titanic howling stupendous palatial incalculable walloping enormity terrific immense gigantic Gargantuan humongous thumping exceeding immensurable world thundering hellacious supreme awful infinite uncommon ferocious frightful corking giant bumper wallop great incredible extreme almighty ginormous Wagnerian whacking measureless socking great strong fantastic blistering vastly
7 无法无天
tough outrageous lawless disorderly ungodly rambunctious pestilential pandemonium exorbitance
8 巨大的
cyclopic mastodontic decuman great big huge giant monster vast fabulous tremendous mighty profound gigantic monumental mammoth monstrous mountainous galactic colossal bouncing Titanic prodigious gargantuan stupendous thumping leviathan slashing humungous Cyclopean elephantine Brobdingnagian walloping swingeing pyramidical superduper dinosauric a whale of an a whale of a fantastic massive overwhelming immense bulky rip-roaring no end of biblical mega whopping almighty astronomical seismic jumbo raging oceanic boundless immeasurable humongous whacking massy maha mickle ginormous extraordinary heroic frantic untold titanic megalo- mega- spectacular desperate tidy savage resounding yawning dramatic terrific bountiful Wagnerian soaraway not inconsiderable large strong wide extensive infinite handsome conspicuous gigantean macro sensational swinging behemoth rattling homeric cyclopean brobdingnagian cyclopian immane great uncle Great Week elemental staggering unwieldy strapping boisterous wally thundering unfathomed vasty gigantesque hugeous main megal-
9 罪大恶极
10 极大的
huge rare vast unlimited tremendous acute Infinite profound mortal whopping Almighty monumental astronomical jumbo monstrous titanic howling stupendous palatial incalculable walloping mighty great fat royal extreme severe terrific mega Savage crying fearful ginormous thundering outsize whacking maha immense gigantic Gargantuan humongous thumping exceeding immensurable hellacious supreme awful infinite uncommon ferocious frightful corking giant bumper wallop downright helluva fantastic overwhelming unbounded inestimable humungous a whale of a hell of a incredible almighty Wagnerian measureless socking great strong blistering vastly
11 巨大
cyclopic mastodontic decuman great big huge giant monster vast fabulous tremendous mighty profound gigantic monumental mammoth monstrous mountainous galactic colossal bouncing Titanic prodigious gargantuan stupendous thumping leviathan slashing humungous Cyclopean elephantine Brobdingnagian walloping swingeing pyramidical superduper dinosauric size magnitude greatness enormity bigness bulkiness hugeness giantism a whale of an a whale of a fantastic massive overwhelming immense bulky rip-roaring immensity mega- no end of jumbo humongous ginormous extraordinary heroic almighty seismic frantic untold boundless titanic immeasurable megalo- gigantism whacking spectacular desperate mega tidy savage resounding yawning vastness dramatic terrific whopping bountiful Wagnerian soaraway profundity not inconsiderable large strong wide extensive infinite handsome conspicuous bulk gigantean macro sensational swinging behemoth rattling homeric cyclopean brobdingnagian cyclopian immane massiness largeness great uncle big brute big coat Great Week elemental staggering unwieldy strapping boisterous wally thundering unfathomed vasty gigantesque hugeous main megal- -megaly amplitude
13 庞大的
gigantean huge healthy massive vast ambitious immense gigantic formidable staggering astronomical mammoth galactic hideous untold prodigious gargantuan ginormous astronomic walloping the world of a world of stodgy monster spectacular whopping monstrous monolithic humongous Pantagruelian hulking bulky colossal voluminous titanic elephantine big flash princely stonking socking great hulk gigantesque fantastic hugeous bigass enorm
15 硕大无比的
17 异常
heteroclite special wild unusual exceptional remarkable extraordinary freak rogue abnormal irregular heroic bastard eccentric unconventional queer uncanny freaky offbeat prodigious perverted preternatural unwonted uncustomary exceptionable uncustomed transnormal unusually extraordinarily thundering deuced singularity deviancy para- a devil of a quite a