Brobdingnagian

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˌbɹɒbdɪŋˈnaɡɪən/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A creature from Brobdingnag.
  2. A giant. figuratively
形容词 adj.
  1. Of or pertaining to Brobdingnag.
  2. Enormous, huge, far larger than is customary for such a thing. figuratively
    — When, at the head-centre, the lady demonstrator, armed with a Brobdingnagian whalebone needle, threaded with a bright red cord, executed herringboned fantasias on a canvas frame resembling a violin stand, it all looked easy enough.

词形变化

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词汇关系

衍生词
Brobdingnagian vision

词源

词源 1
From Brobdingnag + -ian, fictional country inhabited by giants in Gulliver's Travels.
词源 2
From Brobdingnag + -ian, fictional country inhabited by giants in Gulliver's Travels.
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