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单词

terrific

读音

təˈrɪfɪk

美式

英式

词根

"Terrific"来源于拉丁语"terrificus"，意为"令人害怕的"，其中词根"terr-"来源于 "terror"，意为“恐惧”。

释义

adj. 极好的；极其的，非常的；可怕的

例句

I feel absolutely terrific today!

我今天的感觉真是好极了！

I am completely energized and feeling terrific.

我现在充满了活力，感觉棒极了。

She's doing a terrific job.

她活儿干得真棒。

强化记忆

你可以联想到“terrific”为 "terri-"（恐怖的）+ "-fic" （和"-fic" in "specific"相似，表示"特定的"），因此，“terrific”中含有"特定的恐怖"的意思，而由于历史的发展，它的意思变为了"极好的"，可以这样记忆。"Terrific"在19世纪的时候，初次被用作“非常好”的意思，其含义的转变可能与无畏的进步精神有关，在战胜恐惧之后，人们习惯性地将原本表示恐怖的词语赋予积极的意义。

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and existential angst.It was terrific.(Laughter)

of a spider named Charlotte,silk is terrific.Thank you. (Applause)

who had to withdraw the drug.So that is terrific,and we thought, all right,

and ask me about anything that they found interesting.The results were terrific.A good story became a launching pad for a much deeper discussion,

and have shops all along the High Line?Wouldn't that be terrificand won't it mean a lot more money for the city?

所属分类

大学,专升本-自考,其他

所在词典

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