| 单词 | prodigious |
| 释义 | prodigious (once / 652 pages) adj Something exceptional, substantial, or great is prodigious. A blizzard includes prodigious wind and snow. A prodigious writer is one who can write a lot and do it well. Prodigious is a word for things that are impressive. If you have prodigious strength, you're very strong. If your cat had a prodigious litter of kittens, then you've got a houseful of kittens. This is a strong word that's also kind of formal. Save it for things that really blow you away because of their quality or quantity. A little drizzle isn't a prodigious rain, but a storm that floods a whole city certainly is. WORD FAMILYprodigious: prodigiously+/prodigy: prodigies, prodigious USAGE EXAMPLESHe drank prodigious amounts of alcohol to dim his heightened alertness and to muffle his sorrows. New York Times(Dec 28, 2016) “So it’s an opportunity to waste a prodigious amount of money.” Los Angeles Times(Dec 22, 2016) The musician whose prodigious innovation dominates much of the proceedings is Bud Powell. The New Yorker(Dec 19, 2016) 1adj so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe a prodigious storm Syn colossal, stupendous big, large above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent 2adj far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree the young Mozart's prodigious talents Syn exceeding, exceptional, olympian, surpassing extraordinary beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable 3adj of momentous or ominous significance a prodigious vision Syn portentous important, significant important in effect or meaning |
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