Word · Frequency #8472
sizeable
相当大的；可观的
fairly large; large in amount or extent or degree
- 1.
fairly large
相当大的
- 2.
large in amount or extent or degree
巨大的,大量的
相当大的；巨大的,大量的；可观的
In use
The company made a sizeable profit from the new project.
She inherited a sizeable estate from her grandfather.
There is a sizeable open area in the park suitable for events.
a sizeable + noun
修饰可数名词，表示规模可观。
They have a sizeable garden behind their house.
他们房子后面有一个相当大的花园。
sizeable amount/number/proportion of + noun
用于修饰不可数或复数名词，强调数量或比例大。
A sizeable number of students participated in the protest.
相当多的学生参加了抗议活动。
be sizeable
作表语，描述主语的特征。
The company's profits are sizeable this year.
公司今年的利润相当可观。
Common mistakes
The sizeable of the room is impressive.The size of the room is impressive.
‘sizeable’ 是形容词，不能作名词。应使用名词‘size’来表示尺寸。
This house is sizeabler than that one.This house is more sizeable than that one.
‘sizeable’ 的比较级是 ‘more sizeable’，而不是 ‘sizeabler’。双音节及以上形容词通常用 ‘more’ 构成比较级。
Connections
Collocations
- sizeable amount
- 可观的数额
- He inherited a sizeable amount of money from his uncle.他从叔叔那里继承了一笔可观的金钱。
- sizeable number
- 相当大的数量
- A sizeable number of students have chosen to study abroad.相当多的学生选择出国留学。
- sizeable portion
- 相当一部分
- A sizeable portion of the budget is allocated to education.预算的相当一部分拨给了教育。
- sizeable chunk
- 一大块
- She owns a sizeable chunk of the company's shares.她拥有公司的一大块股份。
- sizeable sum
- 一大笔钱
- They spent a sizeable sum on renovating the house.他们花了一大笔钱翻修房子。
- sizeable minority
Learner notes
Memory Tip
「sizeable」由 size（尺寸）和 able（能）组成，能有大尺寸的就是‘相当大的’。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：business、academic、everyday conversation 该词在多数语境中均为中性，既可用于正式书面语（如商业报告、学术文章），也可用于日常对话，但通常不带有强烈的情感色彩。
Pronunciation & Spelling
None of these words rhyme with 'sizeable' because their stressed vowels differ. For example, 'sizeable' has /ˈsaɪzəbl/ while 'comfortable' has /ˈkʌmfərtəbl/.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.