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prodigious + noun
用于修饰名词，表示规模或程度巨大。
She has a prodigious talent for music.
她拥有惊人的音乐天赋。
巨大的；庞大的
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巨大的；庞大的
Very big in extent, quantity, or size; abundant; intense; colossal.
She has a prodigious talent for music.
她拥有惊人的音乐天赋。
非凡的,令人惊叹的。
Extraordinarily amazing.
巨大的,大量的,强烈的,庞大的。
Very big in extent, quantity, or size; abundant; intense; colossal, huge.
The young pianist showed a prodigious talent that amazed everyone.
这位年轻的钢琴家展现了惊人的天赋，令所有人惊叹。
The company faced a prodigious debt after the failed investment.
这家公司在投资失败后面临着巨额债务。
The storm caused a prodigious amount of damage to the coastal town.
这场风暴给沿海小镇造成了巨大的破坏。
用于修饰名词，表示规模或程度巨大。
She has a prodigious talent for music.
她拥有惊人的音乐天赋。
The amount of work he completed was prodigious.
他完成的工作量是巨大的。
Not this
He is a prodigious.
Use this
He is a prodigy.
“prodigious” 是形容词，不能作名词用；表示“神童”应用名词 “prodigy”。
Not this
He is prodigious with money.
Use this
He is prodigal with money.
“prodigious” 意为“巨大的”，不表示“浪费的”；表示“挥霍的”应用 “prodigal”。
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惊人的才能
She was a child with prodigious talent for mathematics.
她是个在数学方面有着惊人天赋的孩子。
极大的胃口
After the hike, he had a prodigious appetite and ate three servings.
徒步之后，他的胃口极大，吃了三份。
巨大的数量
The project required a prodigious amount of time and effort.
这个项目需要大量的时间和精力。
惊人的记忆力
He has a prodigious memory for facts and dates.
他对事实和日期有着惊人的记忆力。
惊人的壮举
Climbing the mountain in one day was a prodigious feat.
一天之内登上那座山是一个惊人的壮举。
飞速增长
The company experienced prodigious growth in its first year.
该公司第一年经历了飞速增长。
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联想 prodigy（神童）：prodigious 形容神童般不可思议的巨大或惊人，记住 dig 中间，挖掘出庞大能量。
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、literary descriptions prodigious 无论表示“巨大的”还是“惊人的”，都多用于正式或文学语境；日常口语中较少见，通常会用 huge、amazing 等更口语化的词。
真正与 prodigious 押韵的是 religious /rɪˈlɪdʒəs/、prestigious /prɪˈstɪdʒəs/、litigious /lɪˈtɪdʒəs/、sacrilegious /ˌsækrəˈlɪdʒəs/，重读元音都是 /ɪ/ 后接 /dʒəs/；egregious /ɪˈɡriːdʒəs/ 和 contagious /kənˈteɪdʒəs/ 拼写相近，但重读元音分别是 /iː/ 和 /eɪ/，并不押韵。
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