ter·rif·ic

adjective

/təˈrɪfɪk/

(informal) excellent; wonderful极好的；绝妙的；了不起的
- I feel absolutely terrific today!我今天的感觉真是好极了！
- She's doing a terrific job.她活儿干得真棒。
- You look terrific in that dress.你穿那件衣服看起来棒极了。
- He was really terrific when I was in trouble.当我遇到困难时，他真的很棒。
- That’s terrific news!这真是个好消息！
- (ironic) So nobody’s coming. Terrific!所以没人来。了不起！
Synonyms great
greatcool ▪ fantastic ▪ fabulous ▪ terrific ▪ brilliant ▪ awesome ▪ epicThese are all informal words that describe somebody/something that is very good, impressive, great fun, etc.
great (informal) very good; giving a lot of pleasure:
We had a great time in Madrid.我们在马德里玩得很开心。
cool (informal) used to show that you admire or approve of something, often because it is fashionable, attractive or different:
I think their new song’s really cool.我认为他们的新歌棒极了。
fantastic (informal) extremely good; giving a lot of pleasure:
‘How was your holiday?’ ‘Fantastic!’“你假期过得好吗？”“棒极了！”
fabulous (informal) extremely good:
Jane’s a fabulous cook.简的烹饪技巧堪称一绝。
(Fabulous is slightly more old-fashioned than the other words in this set.)terrific (informal) extremely good; wonderful:
She’s doing a terrific job.她活儿干得真棒。
brilliant (British English, informal) extremely good; wonderful:
‘How was the show?’ ‘Brilliant!’“演出怎么样？”“棒极了！”
awesome (informal, especially North American English) very good, impressive or great fun:
The show was just awesome.演出实在棒极了。
epic (informal) very good, impressive or great fun:
The adventure and action are truly epic in scope.惊险刺激的动作场面的确壮观。
Patterns
- to have a(n) great/cool/fantastic/fabulous/terrific/brilliant/awesome time
- to look/sound great/cool/fantastic/fabulous/terrific/brilliant/awesome
- really great/cool/fantastic/fabulous/terrific/brilliant/awesome
- absolutely great/fantastic/fabulous/terrific/brilliant/awesome/epic
Extra Examples
- To win one of our terrific prizes, answer these three questions.想赢取我们的一份绝佳奖品，要回答这三个问题。
- We came back from holiday feeling terrific.我们度假回来感觉棒极了。
- He's terrific with animals.他对动物很在行。
- She's terrific at chess.她的国际象棋非常出色。
(informal) very large; very great很大的；巨大的；异乎寻常的
- I've got a terrific amount of work to do.我有大量的工作要做。
- We drove along at a terrific speed.我们以极快的速度驱车行驶。

Word Originmid 17th cent. (originally referring to something that causes terror): from Latin terrificus, from terrere ‘frighten’.

单词	terrific
释义	ter·rif·ic adjective /təˈrɪfɪk/ /təˈrɪfɪk/ (informal) excellent; wonderful极好的；绝妙的；了不起的 I feel absolutely terrific today!我今天的感觉真是好极了！ She's doing a terrific job.她活儿干得真棒。 You look terrific in that dress.你穿那件衣服看起来棒极了。 He was really terrific when I was in trouble.当我遇到困难时，他真的很棒。 That’s terrific news!这真是个好消息！ (ironic) So nobody’s coming. Terrific!所以没人来。了不起！ Synonyms greatgreatcool ▪ fantastic ▪ fabulous ▪ terrific ▪ brilliant ▪ awesome ▪ epicThese are all informal words that describe somebody/something that is very good, impressive, great fun, etc.great (informal) very good; giving a lot of pleasure: We had a great time in Madrid.我们在马德里玩得很开心。 cool (informal) used to show that you admire or approve of something, often because it is fashionable, attractive or different: I think their new song’s really cool.我认为他们的新歌棒极了。 fantastic (informal) extremely good; giving a lot of pleasure: ‘How was your holiday?’ ‘Fantastic!’“你假期过得好吗？”“棒极了！” fabulous (informal) extremely good: Jane’s a fabulous cook.简的烹饪技巧堪称一绝。 (Fabulous is slightly more old-fashioned than the other words in this set.)terrific (informal) extremely good; wonderful: She’s doing a terrific job.她活儿干得真棒。 brilliant (British English, informal) extremely good; wonderful: ‘How was the show?’ ‘Brilliant!’“演出怎么样？”“棒极了！” awesome (informal, especially North American English) very good, impressive or great fun: The show was just awesome.演出实在棒极了。 epic (informal) very good, impressive or great fun: The adventure and action are truly epic in scope.惊险刺激的动作场面的确壮观。 Patterns to have a(n) great/cool/fantastic/fabulous/terrific/brilliant/awesome time to look/sound great/cool/fantastic/fabulous/terrific/brilliant/awesome really great/cool/fantastic/fabulous/terrific/brilliant/awesome absolutely great/fantastic/fabulous/terrific/brilliant/awesome/epic Extra Examples To win one of our terrific prizes, answer these three questions.想赢取我们的一份绝佳奖品，要回答这三个问题。 We came back from holiday feeling terrific.我们度假回来感觉棒极了。 He's terrific with animals.他对动物很在行。 She's terrific at chess.她的国际象棋非常出色。 (informal) very large; very great很大的；巨大的；异乎寻常的 I've got a terrific amount of work to do.我有大量的工作要做。 We drove along at a terrific speed.我们以极快的速度驱车行驶。 Word Originmid 17th cent. (originally referring to something that causes terror): from Latin terrificus, from terrere ‘frighten’.
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