Tremendous



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GRE 红宝书

• adj. 惊人的; 巨大的
• ［英］ adj. 惊人的 ( may excite trembling or arouse dread) ; 巨大的 ( notable by extreme size, power, greatness or excellence)
• ［记］ 来自tremble ( 颤抖) +endous -> 让人发抖的 -> 惊人的

Webster Collegiate

adjective

• Etymology: Latin tremendus, from gerundive of tremere
• Date: 1632
• 1. being such as may excite trembling or arouse dread, awe, or terror
• 2.
  • a. notable by reason of extreme size, power, greatness, or excellence <tremendous problems><a writer of tremendous talent> — often used as a generalized term of approval<had a tremendous time>
  • b. unusually large ; huge <a tremendous number of people>
• Synonyms: see monstrous
• ? tremendously adverb
• ? tremendousness noun

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