gargantuan
英 [gɑː'gæntjʊən]
美 [ɡɑr'ɡæntʃuən]
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音似“高幹群”——高幹們還組成了群——巨大，龐大的；從詞源角度，“gargantuan”與“gigantic-巨大的”同 源，二者含義相同。
中文詞源
gargantuan 龐大的來自法語小說人名Gargantua,食人怪獸。來自gargle, 喉嚨，漱口。
英文詞源
- gargantuan (adj.)
- "enormous," 1590s, from Gargantua, name of the voracious giant in Rabelais' novels, supposedly from Spanish/Portuguese garganta "gullet, throat," which is from the same imitative root as gargle (v.).
雙語例句
- 1. My gargantuan, pristine machine was good for writing papers and playing solitaire, and that was all.
- 我那龐大的 、 早期的計算機隻適合寫文章和玩紙牌遊戲, 就這些.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 2. Falk even persuaded Nike to spend at least $ 1 million marketing Jordan, a gargantuan sum at the time.
- 福爾克甚至說服耐克公司至少花了100萬美元去推銷喬丹, 這在當時是一筆巨額款項.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. Right away, I realized this was a mistake of gargantuan proportions.
- 我立刻意識到這是一個巨大的錯誤.
來自電影對白
- 4. Astronomers have seen gargantuan plumes of material from nearer galaxies as well.
- 天文學家也看到過較近的星係伸出的巨大的羽狀物.
來自互聯網
- 5. Gargantuan asteroid to pass near Earth this fall.
- 大量小行星今秋將與地球錯身而過.
來自互聯網