giant

单词音标

giant音标[\'dʒaiәnt]

汉语翻译

n. 巨人, 大力士, 巨大怪物

a. 庞大的, 巨大的

【医】 巨人, 巨生物

英语解释

名词 giant:

any creature of exceptional size

a person of exceptional importance and reputation

同义词：colossus, behemoth, heavyweight, titan

an unusually large enterprise

a very large person; impressive in size or qualities

同义词：hulk, heavyweight, whale

someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful

同义词：goliath, behemoth, monster, colossus

an imaginary figure of superhuman size and strength; appears in folklore and fair tales

a very bright star of large diameter and low density (relative to the Sun)

同义词：giant star

形容词 giant:

of great mass; huge and bulky

同义词：elephantine, gargantuan, jumbo

例句

Ba jin is a literary giant.

巴金是一位文坛巨匠。

The hero smote the giant with his sword.

英雄用剑猛劈巨人。

Shakespeare is a giant among writers.

莎士比亚是作家中的大文豪。

详细解释

gi.ant

n.（名词）

A person or thing of great size.

巨人，巨物：巨大的人或物

A person of extraordinary power, significance, or importance:

伟人，卓越人物：具有非凡力量、意义或重要性的人：

例句：

a giant in the field of physics; an intellectual giant.

物理学界的巨人；智慧出众人物

Greek Mythology One of a race of humanlike beings of enormous strength and stature who were destroyed in battle with the Olympians.

【希腊神话】 巨人：一个象人类一样具有巨大力量和身高的人种，在与奥林匹亚人的战斗中被毁灭

A being in folklore or myth similar to one of these beings.

巨人：民间传说或神话中与以上的人种相似的人

adj.（形容词）

Marked by exceptionally great size, magnitude, or power:

巨大的，庞大的：在外形、数量和力量方面特别巨大：

例句：

a giant wave; a giant impact.

巨大的波浪；巨大的冲击力

来源：

Middle English

中古英语

from Old French geant, jaiant

源自 古法语 geant, jaiant

from Vulgar Latin *gag3s gagant-

源自 俗拉丁语 *gag3s gagant-

from Latin gig3s

源自 拉丁语 gig3s

from Greek gigas

源自 希腊语 gigas