Front | terrific |
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Pron | [tə'rɪfɪk] |
Back | 【TERRIFIC】 The terrific storm destroyed most of the houses in the city. 可怕的暴风雪毁掉了城里大部分房子。 【重点词汇】 terrific adj. 1. 可怕的 同: awful 2. 极好的 【TERRIFIC】 It was such a terrific party that I didn't feel like going back home. 这宴会太好了,以至于我都不想回家了。 【重点词汇】 terrific adj. 1. 可怕的 同: awful 2. 极好的 |
Vocab | terrificextraordinarily good or great ; used especially as intensifiers
Something that's terrific is very great, like a terrific concert you'll never forget, or something that's very intense, like a terrific thunderstorm. Anything huge or loud or forceful can be described with the adjective terrific. A marathon runner might put in a terrific effort during the last mile of the race, or a band can make a terrific racket when it practices. Terrific can also mean great, like your terrific new hair cut. Terrific's origin is more scary than wonderful: the Latin root is terrificus, causing terror or fear. All forms of 'terrific' will appear on average once every 529 pages. terrific terrifically |
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