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单词 fabulous
释义 fab·u·lous
\ˈfabyələs\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin fabulosus, from fabula + -osus -ous
1. : given to telling fables
2. : celebrated or known from fables only : belonging to fables alone : not real, actual, or historical
 < the fabulous mill which ground old people young — Charles Dickens >
 < the fabulous German smith, who made feather clothes for flight — Lewis Mumford >
3.
 a. : characteristic of fables : like the contents of fables in being marvelous, incredible, absurd, extreme, exaggerated, or approaching the impossible
  < a hero who, after many fabulous exploits …, bolted to the Spanish Main — G.B.Shaw >
  < [Lincoln] grows vaguer and more fabulous as year follows year — H.L.Mencken >
 b. : outstanding or remarkable especially in some acceptable or pleasing quality
  < a fabulous year for the Republicans — New Republic >
  < the fabulous view of the mountains from her porch >
  < fabulous jewelry >
  < a career … recognized as the most famous and fabulous in United States diplomacy — Claude Pepper >
Synonyms: see fictitious
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