| 单词 | gargantuan |
| 释义 | gargantuan (once / 11047 pages) adj Whether you're talking about your gargantuan appetite or a gargantuan building, use the word gargantuan to describe something so big that big just isn't, well, big enough to accurately describe it. The word gargantuan can refer to an object that's physically massive in size or it can describe something that you perceive, like a feeling or an expectation. For example, you might have a gargantuan misunderstanding with your best friend. The word gargantuan came into English in the 16th century from Gargantua, a character in a series of French novels by the author Francois Rabelais. The books followed the adventures of two giants who were father and son. WORD FAMILYgargantuan: gargantuanly USAGE EXAMPLESThat is a fraction of the roughly 3,700 megawatts produced at this gargantuan plant, the largest in the Lone Star State. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) On Wednesday, Yahoo disclosed a gargantuan breach affecting more than a billion user accounts, the largest such attack in history. Seattle Times(Dec 15, 2016) The more Washington’s coach watches film of the Crimson Tide, the more he realizes the gargantuan task awaiting the Huskies. Washington Times(Dec 13, 2016) adj of great mass; huge and bulky Syn elephantine, giant, jumbo big, large above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent |
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