记忆方法
将“enormity”拆分为“enorm”和“ity”。联想“enorm”如巨人一般巨大，而“ity”作为后缀，可以联想到“巨大程度”的概念。因此，记住“enormity”代表的是极大的程度或规模。
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词族 · enormity
词形变化
派生词
英语词源
- enormity (n.)
- late 15c., "transgression, crime; irregularity," from Old French enormité "extravagance, atrocity, heinous sin," from Latin enormitatem (nominative enormitas) "hugeness, vastness; irregularity," from enormis "irregular, huge" (see enormous). Meaning "extreme wickedness" in English attested from 1560s. The notion is of that which surpasses the endurable limits of order, right, decency. Sense of "hugeness" (1765 in English) is etymological but to prevent misunderstanding probably best avoided in favor of enormousness, though this, too, originally meant "immeasurable wickedness" (1718) and didn't start to mean "hugeness" until c. 1800.
权威例句
- 1. I was numbed by the enormity of the responsibility.
- 责任之大让我惊慌失措。
- 2. He was anxious about the enormity of the task ahead.
- 他为眼前任务的艰巨性而担忧。
- 3. the enormity of the task
- 任务的艰巨性
- 4. It's difficult to grasp the sheer enormity of the tragedy.
- 很难确切知道这场悲剧的严重程度.
- 5. Her words brought home the enormity of what was happening.
- 她的话让人意识到所发生事情的严重性.