considerable
/kənˈsɪdərəbl/adjective
1- notably large in size, amount, or extent相当大的; 相当多的; 相当重要的:
a position of considerable influence.
相当有影响力的职位。
1.1
- (of a person) having merit or distinction(人)显要的, 著名的; 值得尊敬的:
Snow was a limited, but still considerable, novelist.
斯诺虽然才能有限, 但仍是个著名的小说家。
派生词
considerably
adverb词源
late Middle English (in the sense 'capable of being considered'): from medieval Latin considerabilis 'worthy of consideration', from Latin considerare (see CONSIDER).