| 单词 | enormity |
| 释义 | enormity (once / 2598 pages) 1n 2n An enormity is something extreme or huge, almost beyond comprehension. If you call having to paint the house all by yourself an enormity, your friends might take pity on you and show up with brushes and rollers. Something that's enormous can be good — a huge paycheck! — or bad, such as a tumor. But when it comes to enormity, some word lovers are up in arms. The word originally meant "a crime," so some people think it should only be used to describe wickedness or lack of morals. Others can't resist the word's similarity to enormous and apply it to anything vast, positive or negative. WORD FAMILYenormity: enormities+/enormous: enormity, enormously, enormousness USAGE EXAMPLESOne of the big challenges is the enormity of the information. Los Angeles Times(Dec 30, 2016) While in uniform, Richardson didn’t really appreciate the enormity of the Yankees’ accomplishments. Washington Times(Dec 28, 2016) But unlike many outside observers, ethicists and the government department responsible for ethics, Trump doesn’t seem to grasp the enormity of the problem. Salon(Dec 09, 2016) 1 1n the quality of extreme wickedness Hyper nefariousness, ugliness, vileness, wickedness the quality of being wicked 2n the quality of being outrageous Syn|Hyper outrageousness indecency the quality of being indecent 3n an act of extreme wickedness 2Hyper atrocity, inhumanity an act of atrocious cruelty n vastness of size or extent in careful usage the noun enormity is not used to express the idea of great size universities recognized the enormity of their task Hyper enormousness, grandness, greatness, immenseness, immensity, sizeableness, vastness, wideness unusual largeness in size or extent or number |
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