tremendous
/trɪˈmendəs/adjective
1
- very great in amount, scale, or intensity(数额、规模或强度上)极大的, 巨大的:
Penny put in a tremendous amount of time
彭尼投入了大量时间
there was a tremendous explosion.
发出巨大的爆炸声。
1.1
- informal extremely good or impressive; excellent〈非正式〉极好的, 给人以极深刻印象的; 出色的:
the crew did a tremendous job.
全体人员工作出色。
2
- archaic inspiring awe or dread〈古〉令人望而生畏的; 可怕的。
派生词
tremendously
adverbtremendousness
noun词源
mid 17th cent.: from Latin tremendus (gerundive of tremere 'tremble') + -OUS.