profundity

名词 n.
中文释义
发音 prəfŭn′dĭtē

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The state of being profound; magnitude, gravity, or intensity. countable,uncountable
    — The situation's profundity escaped most observers.
  2. Deep intellect or insight. countable,uncountable
    — Near-synonyms: brilliance, genius
  3. A great depth; a deep place. countable,uncommon,uncountable
    — Near-synonym: abyss
  4. Depth; the state of possessing great downwards extent. archaic,countable,uncountable
    — [A] sharp-looking old dame, […] inhabited a "laigh [low] shop," anglicé [in English], a cellar, opening to the High-street by a strait and steep stair, at the bottom of which she sold tape, thread, needles, skeans of worsted, coarse linen cloth, and such feminine gear, to those who had the courage and skill to descend to the profundity of her dwelling, without falling headlong themselves, or throwing down any of the numerous articles which, piled on each side of the descent, indicated the profession of the trader below.

词形变化

profundities plural

词汇关系

衍生词
pseudoprofundity

词源

Inherited from Middle English profundite, from Middle French profondite or its etymon Latin profunditās; by surface analysis, prof(o)und + ity. Compare profoundness.
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