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enormity n.暴行；极恶；巨大 (1) 这种严重罪行今日是不能容忍的。(2) 这件罪行极端凶残，连经历丰富的警察都感震惊。 Something that's enormous can be good — a huge paycheck! — or bad, such as a tumor. But when it comes to enormity, some word lovers are up in arms. The word originally meant "a crime," so some people think it should only be used to describe wickedness or lack of morals. Others can't resist the word's similarity to enormous and apply it to anything vast, positive or negative.

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英 [ɪ'nɔːməti] 美 [ɪ'nɔːrməti] (1) Such enormities would not be tolerated today.(2) The enormity of the crime has shocked even experienced policemen. An enormity is something extreme or huge, almost beyond comprehension. If you call having to paint the house all by yourself an enormity, your friends might take pity on you and show up with brushes and rollers. 1[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]庞大；巨大 If you refer to the enormity of something that you consider to be a problem or difficulty, you are referring to its very great size, extent, or seriousness.   [usu the N of n]I was numbed by the enormity of the responsibility...责任之大让我惊慌失措。He was anxious about the enormity of the task ahead.他为眼前任务的艰巨性而担忧。2[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]严重性 If you refer to the enormity of an event, you are emphasizing that it is terrible and frightening.   [usu N of n]  [emphasis]It makes no sense to belittle the enormity of the disaster which has occurred.对于已经发生的灾难，其严重性不该小视。3[N-COUNT 可数名词]罪恶；滔天大罪 An enormity is an action that is considered totally unacceptable.   [oft N of n]  [FORMAL 正式]...the enormities they committed.他们犯下的滔天大罪...the enormity of what slavery meant.奴隶制代表的罪恶

英语单词	enormity
英美音标	英 [ɪ'nɔːməti] 美 [ɪ'nɔːrməti]
中文释义	n.暴行；极恶；巨大
英语例句	(1) Such enormities would not be tolerated today. (2) The enormity of the crime has shocked even experienced policemen.
中文例句	(1) 这种严重罪行今日是不能容忍的。 (2) 这件罪行极端凶残，连经历丰富的警察都感震惊。
vocabulary简明	An enormity is something extreme or huge, almost beyond comprehension. If you call having to paint the house all by yourself an enormity, your friends might take pity on you and show up with brushes and rollers.
vocabulary扩展	Something that's enormous can be good — a huge paycheck! — or bad, such as a tumor. But when it comes to enormity, some word lovers are up in arms. The word originally meant "a crime," so some people think it should only be used to describe wickedness or lack of morals. Others can't resist the word's similarity to enormous and apply it to anything vast, positive or negative.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]庞大；巨大 If you refer to the enormity of something that you consider to be a problem or difficulty, you are referring to its very great size, extent, or seriousness. [usu the N of n] I was numbed by the enormity of the responsibility... 责任之大让我惊慌失措。 He was anxious about the enormity of the task ahead. 他为眼前任务的艰巨性而担忧。 2 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]严重性 If you refer to the enormity of an event, you are emphasizing that it is terrible and frightening. [usu N of n] [emphasis] It makes no sense to belittle the enormity of the disaster which has occurred. 对于已经发生的灾难，其严重性不该小视。 3 [N-COUNT 可数名词]罪恶；滔天大罪 An enormity is an action that is considered totally unacceptable. [oft N of n] [FORMAL 正式] ...the enormities they committed. 他们犯下的滔天大罪 ...the enormity of what slavery meant. 奴隶制代表的罪恶

Enormity N Enormous Word N Uncount 不可数名词 Refer [Usu