enormity

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n. 暴行, 极恶, 巨大 [法] 重罪, 大罪, 暴行

发音

UK /ɪˈnɔːmɪti/
AU
US /ɪˈnoɹmɪti/
US /-ɾi/

词形变化

enormities 复数 enormities

教材释义与例句

名词

巨大；暴行；极恶

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Deviation from what is normal or standard; irregularity, abnormality.

    可数 废旧 不可数
  2. 2.

    Deviation from moral normality; extreme wickedness, nefariousness, or cruelty.

    不可数 可数

    Not until the war ended and journalists were able to enter Cambodia did the world really become aware of the enormity of Pol Pot’s oppression.

  3. 3.

    A breach of law or morality; a transgression, an act of evil or wickedness.

    可数 不可数
  4. 4.

    Great size; enormousness, hugeness, immenseness.

    不可数 可数

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

outrageousness

上位词 10

greatness ugliness wickedness atrocity vastness indecency inhumanity immensity enormousness grandness

词源

From Late Middle English ēnorme (“monstrous or unnatural act; enormity”), from Old French énormité (“enormity”), from Latin ēnormitās (“irregularity; enormity”), from ēnōrmis (“irregular, unusual; enormous, immense”) + -itās (suffix forming nouns indicating states of being). Ēnōrmis is derived from e- (a variant of ex- (prefix meaning ‘out; away’) + nōrma (“norm, standard”) + -is (Latin suffix forming adjectives from nouns).

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