tremendous

形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Awe-inspiring; terrific.
    — This she spoke with so commanding an air, standing with her back to the fire, with one hand behind her, and a pinch of snuff in the other, that I question whether Thalestris, at the head of her Amazons, ever made a more tremendous figure.
  2. Notable for its size, power, or excellence.
    — Van Beethoven's ninth symphony is a tremendous piece of music.
  3. Extremely large (in amount, extent, degree, etc.) or great
    — There was a tremendous outpouring of support.

词形变化

more tremendous comparative most tremendous superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
gigundous supertremendous tremendosity tremendously tremendousness untremendous

词源

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