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imposing adj.令人难忘的；壮丽的动词impose的现在分词. (1) 他在舞台上的表演令人难忘。(2) 这个佛寺的大殿建造得真气派！ When you look at the word imposing you see the word pose, which is useful in remembering what it means. A person who is imposing might strike a pose because they feel they have a lot to show. In fact, imposing is derived from the French verb imposer, which means "to inflict." Its French roots may inspire you to envision the enormous and expensive wigs worn by members of the French court. The larger the wig, the more imposing it was. And all the more reason to strike a pose!

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英 [ɪm'pəʊzɪŋ] 美 [ɪm'poʊzɪŋ] (1) He was an imposing figure on stage.(2) The main hall of the temple is so imposing! Imposing is an adjective reserved for those things that are impressive in the sense that they are large or serious, as in the US Capitol Building or even, say, a professional wrestler. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]使人难忘的；仪表堂堂的；壮观的 If you describe someone or something as imposing, you mean that they have an impressive appearance or manner. He was an imposing man.他仪表堂堂。...the imposing wrought-iron gates at the entrance to the estate.庄园入口处气派的锻铁大门

英语单词	imposing
英美音标	英 [ɪm'pəʊzɪŋ] 美 [ɪm'poʊzɪŋ]
中文释义	adj.令人难忘的；壮丽的动词impose的现在分词.
英语例句	(1) He was an imposing figure on stage. (2) The main hall of the temple is so imposing!
中文例句	(1) 他在舞台上的表演令人难忘。 (2) 这个佛寺的大殿建造得真气派！
vocabulary简明	Imposing is an adjective reserved for those things that are impressive in the sense that they are large or serious, as in the US Capitol Building or even, say, a professional wrestler.
vocabulary扩展	When you look at the word imposing you see the word pose, which is useful in remembering what it means. A person who is imposing might strike a pose because they feel they have a lot to show. In fact, imposing is derived from the French verb imposer, which means "to inflict." Its French roots may inspire you to envision the enormous and expensive wigs worn by members of the French court. The larger the wig, the more imposing it was. And all the more reason to strike a pose!
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]使人难忘的；仪表堂堂的；壮观的 If you describe someone or something as imposing, you mean that they have an impressive appearance or manner. He was an imposing man. 他仪表堂堂。 ...the imposing wrought-iron gates at the entrance to the estate. 庄园入口处气派的锻铁大门

Imposing French Impressive Word Pose Strike 英 ɪm'pəʊzɪŋ] 美