stupendous
stupendous 英 [stjuː'pendəs] 美 [stu'pɛndəs]
adj. 惊人的；巨大的
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- adj. 惊人的；巨大的
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1. The stupendous rise of the Chinese economy in the first decade of the 21st century would almost inevitably have hardened Bush administration attitudes.
21世纪首个十年里，中国经济惊人的增长无可避免地令布什政府对中国的态度变得严肃起来。
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2. Nobody expects any of the billions of dollars generated by Yamal's stupendous gas reserves to go to the Nenets.
没有人指望从亚马尔半岛惊人的天然气储量中产生的数十亿美元会有一点点回馈给涅涅茨人。
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3. Even today, while we've witnessed stupendous progress and the resolution of problems many thought beyond reach, a final assessment of string theory remains elusive.
即使今天，当我们目击了弦理论的惊人进展和许多还未实现的好想法，弦理论的终点还是无法捉摸。
- stupendous (adj.) 1660s, correction of earlier stupendious "causing astonishment, astounding" (1540s), from Late Latin stupendus "to be wondered at," gerundive of Latin stupere "be stunned, be struck senseless, be aghast, astounded, or amazed" (see stupid). Related: Stupendously; stupendousness.
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