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Fabulous Fable Recorded C 5830.Fabulous 英 Fæbjʊləs]美 Fæbjələs

正面 5830.fabulous
英 ['fæbjʊləs]美 ['fæbjələs]

背面
释义:
adj. 难以置信的;传说的,寓言中的;极好的
例句:
1. During each show we will be raffling a fabulous prize.每场表演期间,我们将以抽彩方法送出大奖。

1. fable => fabulous.
fabulous 绝妙的来自fable, 故事,寓言。引申义绝妙的,童话般的。
fabulous (adj.)early 15c., "mythical, legendary," from Latin fabulosus "celebrated in fable;" also "rich in myths," from fabula "story, tale" (see fable (n.)). Meaning "pertaining to fable" is from 1550s. Sense of "incredible" first recorded c. 1600, hence "enormous, immense, amazing," which was trivialized by 1950s to "marvelous, terrific." Slang shortening fab first recorded 1957; popularized in reference to The Beatles, c. 1963.Fabulous (often contracted to fab(s)) and fantastic are also in that long list of words which boys and girls use for a time to express high commendation and then get tired of, such as, to go no farther back than the present century, topping, spiffing, ripping, wizard, super, posh, smashing. [Gower's 1965 revision of Fowler's "Modern English Usage"] Related: Fabulously; fabulousness."

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