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formidable adj.强大的,令人敬畏的,可怕的,艰难的 What's interesting about formidable is that we often tend to use it about things that, while they may scare us, we can't help being pretty impressed by all the same. A formidable opponent is almost by definition a worthy one; a formidable challenge almost by definition one worth rising to. Not surprisingly, this word is derived from the Latin formidare, "to fear." ★★☆☆☆ 2011.1

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['fɔ:midəb(ə)l] What do the national debt, your old gym teacher, and your mother-in-law have in common? They're all formidable — that is, they inspire fear and respect thanks to their size, or special ability, or unusual qualities. (Or possibly all three in the case of your mother-in-law.) Even Tommasini, who had advocated Gilbert’s appointment in the Times, calls him “an unpretentious musician with no air of the formidable conductor about him.” 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]可怕的；令人惊叹的；艰巨的 If you describe something or someone as formidable, you mean that you feel slightly frightened by them because they are very great or impressive. We have a formidable task ahead of us...我们面临着一项艰巨的任务。Marsalis has a formidable reputation in both jazz and classical music...马萨利斯在爵士乐和古典音乐领域都有极高的声望。She looked every bit as formidable as her mother.她看上去和她母亲一样，令人望而生畏。formidablySofia was attractive and formidably intelligent.索菲娅很有魅力，而且才智过人。

英语单词	formidable
英美音标	['fɔ:midəb(ə)l]
中文释义	adj.强大的,令人敬畏的,可怕的,艰难的
vocab简明	What do the national debt, your old gym teacher, and your mother-in-law have in common? They're all formidable — that is, they inspire fear and respect thanks to their size, or special ability, or unusual qualities. (Or possibly all three in the case of your mother-in-law.)
vocab扩展	What's interesting about formidable is that we often tend to use it about things that, while they may scare us, we can't help being pretty impressed by all the same. A formidable opponent is almost by definition a worthy one; a formidable challenge almost by definition one worth rising to. Not surprisingly, this word is derived from the Latin formidare, "to fear."
真题原句	Even Tommasini, who had advocated Gilbert’s appointment in the Times, calls him “an unpretentious musician with no air of the *formidable* conductor about him.”
柯林斯星级	★★☆☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]可怕的；令人惊叹的；艰巨的 If you describe something or someone as formidable, you mean that you feel slightly frightened by them because they are very great or impressive. We have a formidable task ahead of us... 我们面临着一项艰巨的任务。 Marsalis has a formidable reputation in both jazz and classical music... 马萨利斯在爵士乐和古典音乐领域都有极高的声望。 She looked every bit as formidable as her mother. 她看上去和她母亲一样，令人望而生畏。 formidably Sofia was attractive and formidably intelligent. 索菲娅很有魅力，而且才智过人。
来源	2011.1

Formidable Definition Formidably Fɔ:Midəb(ə)L Adj.强大的,令人敬畏的,可怕的,艰难的 National Debt Gym