cav·ern·ous
adjective/ˈkævənəs/
/ˈkævərnəs/
(formal)- (of a room or space) very large and often empty and/or dark; like a cave
大而空的;又黑又深的;像洞穴的 - the vast, cavernous space of the empty concert hall
空荡荡的音乐厅的巨大空间
Extra Examples- He opened his cavernous mouth and yawned.
他张开大嘴,打了个哈欠。 - The stage was cavernous and empty.
舞台空旷而空旷。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryCavernous is used with these nouns:- hall
- mouth
- room
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French caverneux or Latin cavernosus (from caverna ‘cavern’, from cavus ‘hollow’). - the vast, cavernous space of the empty concert hall