单词 | enormous |
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音标 | [i'nɔ:məs] |
解释 | a.极大的,巨大的 |
红宝书 | 【英】 adj. 极大的, 巨大的(shocking) |
字源 | enormous (adj.) 1530s, from Latin enormis "out of rule, irregular, shapeless; extraordinary, very large," from ex- "out of" (see ex-) + norma "rule, norm" (see norm), with English -ous substituted for Latin -is. Meaning "extraordinary in size" is attested from 1540s; original sense of "outrageous" is more clearly preserved in enormity. Earlier in same sense was enormyous (mid-15c.). Related: Enormously. |
不择手段背单词 | 无 |
趣味全助记 | 【记】e 出,越乎 + normal 正常→超常 |
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