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enormity

/ɪˈnɔːməti/ /ɪˈnɔːrməti/
  • n.
    (处境、问题、事件等的)艰巨性,严重性;庞大,巨大;暴行,滔天罪行;凶暴,穷凶极恶;重要性
复数enormities
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词语例句

  1. (处境、问题、事件等的)艰巨性,严重性un.

    • I was numbed by the enormity of the responsibility.

      我对责任的艰巨性感到不知所措。

    • The full enormity of the crime has not yet been revealed.

      这一罪行的严重性还没有充分揭示出来。

  2. 庞大,巨大un.

    • It was not long before I realized the enormity of my faux pas.

      没过多久我就发现了我有多么的失礼。

  3. 暴行,滔天罪行cn. (常pl.)

    • They were extremely regretful for the enormities they committed.

      他们对自己所犯的滔天大罪极为懊悔。

  4. 凶暴,穷凶极恶un.

    • They tried to cover the enormity of what they've done.

      他们试图掩盖自己犯下的罪恶。

  1. I was numbed by the enormity of the responsibility.
    我对责任的艰巨性感到不知所措。
    来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
  2. The full enormity of the crime has not yet been revealed.
    这一罪行的严重性还没有充分揭示出来。
    来自《牛津词典》
  3. It was not long before I realized the enormity of my faux pas.
    没过多久我就发现了我有多么的失礼。
    来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

相关短语

  • enormity y
    极恶;巨大;暴行
  • the enormity of crime
    极恶

词语扩展

n.
巨大;暴行;极恶
adj.
enormous庞大的,巨大的;凶暴的,极恶的
adv.
enormously巨大地,庞大地;非常地,在极大程度上

词义分布

巨大
72.7%
暴行
27.3%

英英释义

  • n.the quality of being outrageous
  • n.vastness of size or extent
  • n.the quality of extreme wickedness
  • n.an act of extreme wickedness

词源

  • enormity
    来自中世纪法语énormité, 来自拉丁语ēnormitās, 来自ēnormis.
  • enormity
    From Middle French énormité, from Latin ēnormitās, from ēnormis.