【同义词辨析】 巨大enormous-mammoth

enormous: suggests an exceeding of all ordinary bounds in size or amount or degree and often adds an implication of abnormality or monstrousness: the ~ expense of the program.        (加me是英式写法).


immense: implies size far in excess of ordinary measures or accustomed concepts: the ~ size of the new shopping mall.


huge: commonly suggests an immensity of size, bulk or capacity: quickly incurred a ~ debt.


vast: suggests extreme largeness or broadness and immensity of extent: the ~ Russian steppes.


gigantic: stresses the contrast with the size of others of the same kind: a ~ sports stadium.


colossal: applies especially to something of stupendous or incredible dimensions: a ~ statue of Lincoln.     (stupendous让人惊讶)


mammoth: suggests both hugeness and ponderousness of bulk: a ~ boulder.       (ponderous笨重=clumsy)


enormous: 表示尺寸、数量、程度超过常规局限,常表示反常怪异,immense: 尺寸超过平常概念,huge: 经常用来表示尺寸体积容积巨大,vast: 极端巨大或宽广, gigantic:强调和同类尺寸对比,colossal: 让人惊讶难以相信,mammoth: 巨大到笨重


记忆方法: 1) EIHVGCM联想成 GIVE CHarM(charm象有魔力让人赞赏)<==巨大的事物让人赞赏

        2) 巨大的意思是超常的大 mean exceedingly and excessively large.