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prodigious

prodigious
[英] [prəˈdɪdʒəs] [美] [prəˈdɪdʒəs] 生词本

adj.

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  • 英英释义

1. ADJ-GRADED 巨大的；庞大的；大得惊人的 Something that is prodigious is very large or impressive. 

  • This business generates cash in prodigious amounts...

    这种业务收益丰厚。

  • He impressed all who met him with his prodigious memory.

    他惊人的记忆力让所有见过他的人都印象深刻。

prodigiously

  • She ate prodigiously.

    她的饭量惊人。

Adjective

1. so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe;

  • "colossal crumbling ruins of an ancient temple"
  • "has a colossal nerve"
  • "a prodigious storm"
  • "a stupendous field of grass"
  • "stupendous demand"

2. of momentous or ominous significance;

  • "such a portentous...monster raised all my curiosity"- Herman Melville
  • "a prodigious vision"

3. far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree;

  • "a night of exceeding darkness"
  • "an exceptional memory"
  • "olympian efforts to save the city from bankruptcy"
  • "the young Mozart's prodigious talents"