enormity 详细解释

enormity

[i'nɔ:miti]

n.暴行, 极恶, 巨大

词形变化

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词义辨析

同义参见:

offense  monster  magnitude  whale  gravity  

英英释义

名词 enormity:

the quality of being outrageous

同义词:outrageousness

vastness of size or extent

the quality of extreme wickedness

an act of extreme wickedness

补充

enormityenormity英:[iˈnɔ:miti] 美:[ɪˈnɔrmɪti]n.1.穷凶极恶2.弥天大罪3.巨大, 极大

例句

1. We were really not aware of the enormity of that problem.我们真的没有意识到那个问题的严重性。 2. I was numbed by the enormity of the responsibility.责任之大让我无所适从。 3. a thorough search disclosed the full enormity of the crime.彻底的调查充分揭露了该罪行的残暴本质。 4. the enormity of his intellect.他无穷的智慧。 5. the enormities of the Hitler regime.希特勒政权的滔天罪行。 6. the enormity of a task/decision/problem任务的艰巨性;决定的重要性;问题的严重性 7. the enormities of war战争的种种滔天罪行 8. We were shocked at the enormity of the crime.我们对这起罪行的凶残性质感到震惊。 9. I was overwhelmed by the enormity [=immensity] of the task at hand.我被手头大量的工作压垮了。 10. They didn't fully grasp the enormity of their decision.他们没有充分理解他们这个决定的重要性。