| 单词 | prodigious |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [prə'didʒəs] |
| 解释 | a.巨大的 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 adj. 很大的，巨大的(extr aordinary in bulk, quantity, or degree; enormous) 【考】 反义词：slight(微小 的) 【例】 I have a prodigious amount of work to do before I leave. |
| 字源 | prodigious (adj.) 1550s, "ominous," from Middle French prodigieux and directly from Latin prodigiosus "strange, wonderful, marvelous, unnatural," from prodigium (see prodigy). Meaning "vast, enormous" is from c.1600. Related: Prodigiously; prodigiosity. |
| 不择手段背单词 | adj. (尺寸、力量或程度异常)巨大的 【记】pro前, dig挖, ious多: 挖出很多东西放在一起－巨大的 【类】prodigious: amaze = ? 巨大的: 使吃惊 = ? 【反】slight(adj 轻微的) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】来自prodigy, y=i；pro + 音：地基，盖楼需要巨大的地基；dig 挖，挖出一个巨大的金矿或皇陵来 |
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