单词 | giant |
释义 | gi·ant ![]() n. 1. a. A person or thing of great size. b. A person or thing of extraordinary power, significance, or importance: a giant in the field of physics; automotive industry giants. 2. a. Greek Mythology One of a race of humanlike beings of enormous strength and stature who were destroyed in battle with the Olympians. b. A being in folklore or myth similar to one of these beings. 3. A gymnastic maneuver in which the body is swung, fully extended, around a horizontal bar. adj. Marked by exceptionally great size, magnitude, or power: a giant wave; a giant impact. [Middle English, from Old French geant, jaiant, from Vulgar Latin *gagās, gagant-, from Latin gigās, from Greek.] |
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