prodigious
/prəʊˈdɪdʒəs/adjective
1
- remarkably or impressively great in extent, size, or degree（范围, 规模, 程度）巨大的, 庞大的：
the stove consumed a prodigious amount of fuel.
这种炉子消耗大量燃料。
2
- archaic unnatural or abnormal〈古〉不自然的; 不正常的：
rumours of prodigious happenings, such as monstrous births.
诸如生怪胎等不正常事件的谣言。
派生词
prodigiously
adverbprodigiousness
noun词源
late 15th cent. （in the sense 'portentous'）： from Latin prodigiosus,from prodigium 'portent' （see PRODIGY）.