单词 | awe-inspiringly |
释义 | awe-inspiringlyadv. So impressively, spectacularly, or formidably as to arouse or inspire awe. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > respect > reverence > quality of inspiring reverence > [adverb] > so as to inspire reverential fear awfullya1400 awe-inspiringly1889 1889 Nepean Times (Penrith, New S. Wales) 2 Mar. It was an awe-inspiringly grand scene. 1962 W. H. Parker Anglo-America vi. 117 Mt Monadnock..towers awe-inspiringly 1,500 feet above the New Hampshire hills. 2010 A. Goldsworthy Antony & Cleopatra (2011) Introd. 6 Some [monuments], such as the pyramids, sphinx and the great temples, are awe-inspiringly massive. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.1889 |
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