enormity
英 [?'n??m?t?]
美[?'n?rm?ti]
- n. 巨大；暴行；極惡
TEM8GRE
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?enormities;
英文詞源
- enormity (n.)
- late 15c., "transgression, crime; irregularity," from Old French enormité "extravagance, atrocity, heinous sin," from Latin enormitatem (nominative enormitas) "hugeness, vastness; irregularity," from enormis "irregular, huge" (see enormous). Meaning "extreme wickedness" in English attested from 1560s. The notion is of that which surpasses the endurable limits of order, right, decency. Sense of "hugeness" (1765 in English) is etymological but to prevent misunderstanding probably best avoided in favor of enormousness, though this, too, originally meant "immeasurable wickedness" (1718) and didn't start to mean "hugeness" until c. 1800.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. I was numbed by the enormity of the responsibility.
- 責(zé)任之大讓我驚慌失措。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. He was anxious about the enormity of the task ahead.
- 他為眼前任務(wù)的艱巨性而擔(dān)憂。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 3. the enormity of the task
- 任務(wù)的艱巨性
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 4. It's difficult to grasp the sheer enormity of the tragedy.
- 很難確切知道這場(chǎng)悲劇的嚴(yán)重程度.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 5. Her words brought home the enormity of what was happening.
- 她的話讓人意識(shí)到所發(fā)生事情的嚴(yán)重性.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》