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单词 profundity
释义 pro·fun·di·ty
\prəˈfəndəd.ē, prōˈ-, -ətē, -i\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: Middle English profundite, from Middle French profundité, from Latin profunditat-, profunditas depth, from profundus deep + -itat-, -itas -ity — more at profound
1.
 a. : intellectual depth : penetrating knowledge : keen insight and understanding
  < the wisest theologians could not match her in profundity — Willa Cather >
  < the timeless profundity in Jesus — H.E.Fosdick >
 b. : a profound or abstruse matter, problem, or theory — often used in plural
  < mythology runs into … philosophical speculation, sometimes grappling with profundities — A.L.Kroeber >
 c. : a significant thought : wise saying — often used in plural
  < fitting either to formulate or to revere undergraduate profundities — F.J.Hoffman >
2.
 a. obsolete : depth as a dimension or a physical feature
 b. : the quality or state of being very deep
  < the profundity of an abyss >
 c. : something resembling a very deep place
  < through the vast profundity obscure — John Milton >
  < the profundity of the surrounding shadow — Rebecca West >
3. : extreme thoroughness : intensity
 < whether or not he understood fully the profundity of his action — M.W.Straight >
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