| 单词 | fabulous |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['fæbjuləs] |
| 解释 | adj. 难以置信的；寓言里的 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 adj.难以置信的(incr edible; astounding)；寓言里的(imaginary, fictitious) 【记】 fable(寓言)+ulous→ 寓言里的→难相信的 【例】 a fabulous sum of money |
| 字源 | fabulous (adj.) early 15c., "mythical, legendary," from Latin fabulosus "celebrated in fable; rich in myths," from fabula (see fable (n.)). Sense of "incredible" first recorded c.1600. 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. |
| 不择手段背单词 | adj. 难以置信的 = astounding; 寓言里的, 传说的 = fictitious 【记】fable(n 寓言)－寓言的－难以置信的, 传说的 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】fable 寓言，象神话寓言一样难以置信 【相关】affable 和蔼可亲的，易于交谈的，confabulate 交谈, fable 寓言，ineffable 不能说的，避讳的 |
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