prodigious
prodigious 英 [prəˈdɪdʒəs] 美 [prəˈdɪdʒəs]
adj. 惊人的，异常的，奇妙的；巨大的
Almost half of the bird species that breed in Britain leave for the winter, sometimes travelling prodigious distances. 几乎有一半在英国繁殖的鸟类要冬徙，有时飞越的距离相当惊人。
China’s imports have ballooned this year, thanks to its prodigious stimulus spending and a rise in commodity prices. 由于其巨大的消费刺激以及大宗商品价格的上涨，今年中国的进口大增。
- 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.
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- adj. 惊人的，异常的，奇妙的；巨大的
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1. Almost half of the bird species that breed in Britain leave for the winter, sometimes travelling prodigious distances.
几乎有一半在英国繁殖的鸟类要冬徙，有时飞越的距离相当惊人。
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2. China’s imports have ballooned this year, thanks to its prodigious stimulus spending and a rise in commodity prices.
由于其巨大的消费刺激以及大宗商品价格的上涨，今年中国的进口大增。
- prodigious (adj.) 1550s, "ominous," from Middle French prodigieux and directly from Latin prodigiosus "strange, wonderful, marvelous, unnatural," from prodigium (see prodigy). Meaning "vast, enormous" is from c. 1600. Related: Prodigiously; prodigiosity.
pro·di·gious / prəˈdɪdʒəs ; NAmE prəˈdɪdʒəs / adjective [usually before noun ] ( formal) very large or powerful and causing surprise or admiration 巨大的；伟大的 SYN colossal , enormous ◆ a prodigious achievement/memory/talent 惊人的成就╱记忆力╱才华 ◆ DVDs can store prodigious amountsof information. *DVD 光盘能够贮存大量信息。 ▶ pro·di·gious·ly / prəˈdɪdʒəsli ; NAmE prəˈdɪdʒəsli / adverb ◆ a prodigiously talented musician 有惊人天赋的音乐家 pro·di·gious / prəˈdɪdʒəs ; NAmE prəˈdɪdʒəs / pro·di·gious·ly / prəˈdɪdʒəsli ; NAmE prəˈdɪdʒəsli /
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