tremendous

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a. 巨大的, 非常的, 可怕的

发音

US /tɹɪˈmɛndəs/

词形变化

more tremendous 比较级 most tremendous 最高级

教材释义与例句

形容词

极大的，巨大的；惊人的；极好的

释义与例句

adj. C1 Oxf 5000
  1. 1.

    Awe-inspiring; terrific.

    惊异的

  2. 2.

    Notable for its size, power, or excellence.

    Van Beethoven's ninth symphony is a tremendous piece of music.

  3. 3.

    Extremely large (in amount, extent, degree, etc.) or great

    There was a tremendous outpouring of support.

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 10

wonderful terrible grand awful fantastic terrific enormous marvelous rattling howling

近义相关 3

big large extraordinary

词源

Adapted borrowing of Latin tremendus (“fearful, terrible”, gerundive of tremō (“to tremble”)) + -ous. Doublet of tremend.

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