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gargantuan是什么意思

  • 英式英标[ɡɑr\'ɡæntʃuən]
  • 美式音标[gɑː\'gæntjʊən]

adj. 庞大的,巨大的

中文词源

gargantuan 庞大的

来自法语小说人名Gargantua,食人怪兽。来自gargle, 喉咙,漱口。

英文词源

gargantuan (adj.)
"enormous," 1590s, from Gargantua, name of the voracious giant in Rabelais' novels, supposedly from Spanish/Portuguese garganta "gullet, throat," which is from the same imitative root as gargle (v.).

中文解释

音似“高干群”——高干们还组成了群——巨大,庞大的;从词源角度,“gargantuan”与“gigantic-巨大的”同 源,二者含义相同。

实用例句

1. My gargantuan, pristine machine was good for writing papers and playing solitaire, and that was all.
我那庞大的 、 早期的计算机只适合写文章和玩纸牌游戏, 就这些.来自《简明英汉词典》
2. Falk even persuaded Nike to spend at least $ 1 million marketing Jordan, a gargantuan sum at the time.
福尔克甚至说服耐克公司至少花了100万美元去推销乔丹, 这在当时是一笔巨额款项.来自《简明英汉词典》
3. Right away, I realized this was a mistake of gargantuan proportions.
我立刻意识到这是一个巨大的错误.来自电影对白
4. Astronomers have seen gargantuan plumes of material from nearer galaxies as well.
天文学家也看到过较近的星系伸出的巨大的羽状物.来自互联网
5. Gargantuan asteroid to pass near Earth this fall.
大量小行星今秋将与地球错身而过.来自互联网

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