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prodigious

英 [prə'dɪdʒəs] 美[prə'dɪdʒəs]
  • adj. 惊人的,异常的,奇妙的;巨大的

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词态变化


比较级: more prodigious;最高级: most prodigious;副词: prodigiously;

中文词源


prodigious 巨大的,伟大的

来自prodigy,天才,神童。引申词义天才般的,奇迹的,巨大的,伟大的。

英文词源


prodigious (adj.)
1550s, "ominous," from Middle French prodigieux and directly from Latin prodigiosus "strange, wonderful, marvelous, unnatural," from prodigium (see prodigy). Meaning "vast, enormous" is from c. 1600. Related: Prodigiously; prodigiosity.

双语例句


1. Laser discs can store prodigious amounts of information.
激光磁盘能够贮存大量信息。

来自《权威词典》

2. This business generates cash in prodigious amounts.
这种业务收益丰厚。

来自辞典例句

3. He impressed all who met him with his prodigious memory.
他惊人的记忆力让所有见过他的人都印象深刻。

来自辞典例句

4. So let freedom ring from the prodigious hilltops of New Hampshire.
所以,让自由的回声响彻新罕布什尔州连绵不绝的山头吧!

来自演讲部分

5. The gulls which haunted the outlying rocks in a prodigious number.
数不清的海鸥在遥远的岩石上栖息.

来自辞典例句