stupendous
英 [stjuː'pendəs]
美 [stu'pɛndəs]
助記提示
1. Latin stupere "be stunned, be struck senseless" (see stupid) => stupendous.
中文詞源
stupendous 極大的，令人驚歎的來自拉丁語 stupere,震驚，困惑，詞源同 stupid.-end,現在分詞後綴，-ous,形容詞後綴。引申 詞義極大的，使人驚歎的。
英文詞源
- stupendous (adj.)
- 1660s, correction of earlier stupendious "causing astonishment, astounding" (1540s), from Late Latin stupendus "to be wondered at," gerundive of Latin stupere "be stunned, be struck senseless, be aghast, astounded, or amazed" (see stupid). Related: Stupendously; stupendousness.
雙語例句
- 1. This stupendous novel keeps you gripped to the end.
- 這部小說精彩到讓你想一口氣讀完。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Kotto gives a stupendous performance.
- 科托的表演令人驚歎。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. He was a man of stupendous stamina and energy.
- 他是個有著超強耐力、精力充沛的人。
來自辭典例句
- 4. We are caught in a mysterious and stupendous historical process.
- 我們陷進了一個神秘的、巨大的曆史進程裏.
來自辭典例句
- 5. Of course Leo was intensely interested in this stupendous and unequalled sight.
- 利奧自然對這種驚人的不平等現象極為關注.
來自辭典例句