terrific
英 [t?'r?f?k]
美[t?'r?f?k]
- adj. 極好的；極其的，非常的；可怕的
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中文詞源
terrific 極好的，絕妙的
來(lái)自 terrify,使恐懼，-ic,形容詞后綴。比喻用法。
英文詞源
- terrific (adj.)
- 1660s, "frightening," from Latin terrificus "causing terror or fear, frightful," from terrere "fill with fear" (see terrible) + root of facere "to make" (see factitious). Weakened sensed of "very great, severe" (as in terrific headache) appeared 1809; inverted colloquial sense of "excellent" began 1888. Related: Terrifically.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. He is a terrific athlete and a brilliant jumper.
- 他是個(gè)出色的運(yùn)動(dòng)員，彈跳力非常好。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. If we ever get married we'll have one terrific wedding.
- 如果我們哪一天結(jié)婚的話，一定會(huì)有一個(gè)棒極了的婚禮。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 3. In that 2.7-litre form it really was a terrific racing car.
- 其2.7升的車(chē)型確實(shí)是非常棒的賽車(chē)。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 4. He had a terrific sense of humour and could be very amusing.
- 他極具幽默感，很會(huì)逗人發(fā)笑。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 5. Then the hair began to grow again and I felt terrific.
- 然后，頭發(fā)又長(zhǎng)起來(lái)了，我感覺(jué)棒極了。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句