英语词汇“enormous”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

adj

When something is very, very, VERY big, it can be called enormous. “Good heavens, that pimple on your cheek is absolutely enormous; it covers half your face!”

The word enormous contains within it, if you look closely, the root norm, as in normal. So what you’re saying when you call something enormous is that it’s beyond what is normal; you’re trying to convey a sense of exaggerated difference. You may also have heard the word ginormous, which people try to use as enormous with a dramatic flair. But, trust us: ginormous is not a good word; it’s just a blend of two words — gigantic and enormous.

WORD FAMILY

enormous: enormity, enormously, enormousness+/enormity: enormities

USAGE EXAMPLES

In the past, the presidents’ siblings and sons, while holding no official titles, often wielded enormous power as “junior presidents.”

New York Times(Jan 02, 2017)

Halfway through his term, the Indian prime minister’s popularity is still enormous, measured at 81% by a Pew poll in September.

The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017)

Either one of those teams—Washington, Ohio State or Clemson—will pull off an enormous upset.

Wall Street Journal(Dec 30, 2016)

adj extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree

an enormous boulder
enormous expenses

Syn

tremendous
big, large

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

单词	enormous
释义	enormous (once / 145 pages) adj When something is very, very, VERY big, it can be called enormous. “Good heavens, that pimple on your cheek is absolutely enormous; it covers half your face!” The word enormous contains within it, if you look closely, the root norm, as in normal. So what you’re saying when you call something enormous is that it’s beyond what is normal; you’re trying to convey a sense of exaggerated difference. You may also have heard the word ginormous, which people try to use as enormous with a dramatic flair. But, trust us: ginormous is not a good word; it’s just a blend of two words — gigantic and enormous. WORD FAMILY enormous: enormity, enormously, enormousness+/enormity: enormities USAGE EXAMPLES In the past, the presidents’ siblings and sons, while holding no official titles, often wielded enormous power as “junior presidents.” New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) Halfway through his term, the Indian prime minister’s popularity is still enormous, measured at 81% by a Pew poll in September. The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) Either one of those teams—Washington, Ohio State or Clemson—will pull off an enormous upset. Wall Street Journal(Dec 30, 2016) adj extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree an enormous boulder enormous expenses Syn tremendous big, large above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
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