概要
本文挑選4個用來形容驚人地大的詞彙。
詞彙
1. stupendous
Def.: very surprising, usually in a pleasing way, especially by being large in amount or size
辭意：令人驚嘆的，了不起的;（尤指）大得驚人的
例句／片語：
(1). He ran up stupendous debts through his extravagant lifestyle.
【他那種奢侈的生活方式使他債台高築。】
(2). Stupendous news! We've won £500,000!
【特大新聞！我們贏了50萬英鎊！】
2. astronomical
(informal)
Def.: An astronomical amount is extremely large.
辭意：極為巨大的；天文數字的
細緻差異：原意是「天文相關的，」引申為「天文數字的。」
例句／片語：
(1). an astronomical rent/bill/price/fee
【巨額租金／天文數字的帳單／天價／極高的收費】
(2). Many factors are certainly responsible for this astronomical imbalance.
【許多因素肯定造成這般天文數字般的嚴重赤字／收支失衡】
(3). The cost of the office building was astronomical.
【這棟商辦大樓的營造成本天價之高。】
(4). We got an astronomical telephone bill this month.
【我們這個月的電話費是天文數字。】
(5). In the past five years, the stock has seen an astronomical 2,498% rise.
— Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 4 Nov. 2024 [Retrived from Merriam-Webster Online]
【過去五年間，股市漲幅高達2,498%，天文數字般的成長】
3. whopping
(informal)
Def.: extremely large
辭意：極大的
例句／片語：
(1). She had a whopping great bruise on her arm.
【她胳膊上有一大片瘀傷。】
(2). a whopping 35 percent pay rise
【35%的巨大工資漲幅】
(3). a whopping lie
【彌天大謊】
4. colossal
Def.: extremely large
辭意：巨大的，龐大的
例句／片語：
(1). In the centre of the hall stood a colossal wooden statue, decorated in ivory and gold.
【大廳中央矗立著一尊用象牙和黃金裝飾的木質巨型雕像。】
(2). They were asking a colossal amount of money for the house.
他們對這房子漫天要價。
參考資料
2-1. Other examples from How to Use astronomical in a Sentence [Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary]
