formidable

• adj. 強大的；可怕的；令人敬畏的；艱難的

來自拉丁語formido, 恐懼，害怕。後詞義由恐懼弱化成敬畏。

formidable

formidable: [15] Latin formīdō meant ‘fear’ (it may have links with Greek mormó ‘bugbear, goblin’, which came from an Indo-European *mormo). From it was derived the verb formīdāre, which in turn produced the adjective formīdābilis, which English originally acquired in the literal sense ‘inspiring fear’. The weaker ‘impressive in size, difficulty, etc’ is a 17thcentury development.

formidable (adj.)

mid-15c., "causing fear," from Middle French formidable (15c.), from Latin formidabilis "causing fear, terrible," from formidare "to fear," from formido "fearfulness, fear, terror, dread." Sense has softened somewhat over time, in the direction of "so great (in strength, size, etc.) as to discourage effort." Related: Formidably.

1. They possess a formidable arsenal of rifles, machine guns, landmines and teargas.

他們持有的步槍、機槍、地雷和催淚彈數量驚人。

來自柯林斯例句

2. Marsalis has a formidable reputation in both jazz and classical music.

馬薩利斯在爵士樂和古典音樂領域都有極高的聲望。

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3. He remained a formidable opponent.

他依然是一個令人敬畏的對手。

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4. He fronted a formidable band of fighters.

他率領著一隊可畏的鬥士。

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5. In debate he was a formidable opponent.

在辯論中他是位難應付的對手。

來自《權威詞典》