记忆方法
1. Latin stupere "be stunned, be struck senseless" (see stupid) => stupendous.
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中文词源
stupendous 极大的，令人惊叹的
来自拉丁语 stupere,震惊，困惑，词源同 stupid.-end,现在分词后缀，-ous,形容词后缀。引申 词义极大的，使人惊叹的。
英语词源
- stupendous (adj.)
- 1660s, correction of earlier stupendious "causing astonishment, astounding" (1540s), from Late Latin stupendus "to be wondered at," gerundive of Latin stupere "be stunned, be struck senseless, be aghast, astounded, or amazed" (see stupid). Related: Stupendously; stupendousness.
权威例句
- 1. This stupendous novel keeps you gripped to the end.
- 这部小说精彩到让你想一口气读完。
- 2. Kotto gives a stupendous performance.
- 科托的表演令人惊叹。
- 3. He was a man of stupendous stamina and energy.
- 他是个有着超强耐力、精力充沛的人。
- 4. We are caught in a mysterious and stupendous historical process.
- 我们陷进了一个神秘的、巨大的历史进程里.
- 5. Of course Leo was intensely interested in this stupendous and unequalled sight.
- 利奥自然对这种惊人的不平等现象极为关注.