中文词源
colossal 巨大的
来自colossus, 巨型雕像。
英语词源
- colossal
-
colossal: [18] Colossal comes ultimately from Greek kolossós, a word of unknown origin which was first used by the historian Herodotus as a name for certain gigantic statues in Egypt. It became much better known, of course, when applied to the Colossus of Rhodes, a 36-metrehigh statue of Apollo that stood at the entrance to Rhodes harbour, built around 280 BC. Various adjectives meaning ‘huge’ have since been derived from it: Latin had colossēus and colossicus, and in the 17th century English tried colossean and colossic, but in the 18th century the choice fell on colossal, borrowed from French.
The amphitheatre built in Rome by Vespasian and Titus around 80–75 BC was named Colossēum after its great size.
- colossal (adj.)
- 1712 (colossic in the same sense is recorded from c. 1600), from French colossal, from colosse, from Latin colossus, from Greek kolossos (see colossus).
权威例句
- 1. The singer earns a colossal amount of money.
- 那歌手现在可赚大钱了。
- 2. Some of the tall buildings in that city are colossal.
- 那座城市里的高层建筑很庞大.
- 3. Even by modern standards, the 46, 000 ton Titanic was a colossal ship.
- 即使按照现代的标准看, 那46, 000吨的泰坦斯尼克号也是一艘巨轮.
- 4. But just before the competition closed, a lorry arrived at the factory with a truly colossal biscuit which weighed 2400 pounds.
- 但是竞赛赐要结束, 一辆卡车来到了工厂,带来一块真正巨大的饼干,它的重量是2400磅.
- 5. Plagues aside, many critics see xenotransplantation as a colossal waste of resources.
- 除了疫病外, 许多批评家把异种移植看作是资源的巨大浪费.
相关单词
广而告之
1一秒钟记单词小学英语单词记背神器英语一二三四五六年级人教版英语词汇汇总表单词记背神器 单词记忆书单词词汇速记强化训练
【推荐理由】赠运费险，热门商品
【现价】27.9
【下单链接】38￥ CZ3457 5OArdvEMFvn￥