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prodigious

英[prə'dɪdʒəs] 美[prə'dɪdʒəs]
  • adj. 惊人的,异常的,奇妙的;巨大的

英英释意


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"