Word · Frequency #24240
immensity
巨大；广大；无边
The quality or state of being extremely large in size, extent, or number.
- 1.
The characteristic or state of being immense.
巨大,无边。
- 2.
An immense object.
巨大的物体。
巨大,无边。；巨大的物体。；广大；无边；巨物
In use
Standing on the mountain peak, she was struck by the immensity of the landscape below.
The immensity of the project soon became clear when we listed every step.
No single photo can capture the immensity of the desert.
the immensity of sth
常与定冠词 the 和 of 连用，强调某事物在规模或范围上的巨大。
We were awed by the immensity of the ocean.
我们被大海的浩瀚所震撼。
an immensity of sth
an immensity of 后接复数名词时表示数量巨大，是较文学化的表达。
From the hill, we saw an immensity of stars.
从山上，我们看到无数的星星。
in the immensity
in the immensity 单独使用，不接 of，常指太空、海洋等广阔无垠之处。
Connections
Collocations
- the immensity of space
- 太空的浩瀚
- Looking at the night sky, I felt the immensity of space.看着夜空，我感受到了太空的浩瀚。
- the immensity of the task
- 任务的艰巨
- She was daunted by the immensity of the task.她被任务的艰巨吓住了。
- the immensity of the ocean
- 海洋的广阔
- The sailors marveled at the immensity of the ocean.水手们惊叹于海洋的广阔。
- overwhelmed by the immensity
- 被其宏大所震撼
- We stood there, overwhelmed by the immensity of the canyon.我们站在那里，被峡谷的宏伟所震撼。
- a sense of immensity
- 一种无边无际的感觉
- The desert gave me a sense of immensity.这片沙漠给了我一种无边无际的感觉。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆：immensity 中两个 m 像群山，s 像大海，联想“群山大海，无边无际”，记“广大；无边”。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：文学或修辞描写、正式书面语 这个词多用于正式或文学语境，表示空间、数量或程度的巨大；日常口语中较少出现，通常可用“vastness”“hugeness”等更常见的词。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以 -ensity 结尾的 intensity、density、propensity 与 immensity 同韵：重读元音 /ɛ/ 及后面的 /nsɪti/ 相同。infinity 和 immunity 词形近似但元音和重音不同，并不押韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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