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a stupendous + noun
stupendous 作定语时通常修饰表示规模、数量、成就等的名词，语气比 great 强。
The success of the project was due to a stupendous effort by the whole team.
项目的成功归功于全队付出的巨大努力。
惊人的；巨大的
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惊人的；巨大的
so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe
The success of the project was due to a stupendous effort by the whole team.
项目的成功归功于全队付出的巨大努力。
极其巨大的；庞大的。
Astonishingly great or large; huge; enormous.
极佳的；绝妙的。
Of stunning excellence or degree; marvelous.
The skyscraper looked stupendous from the street, towering far above all the other buildings.
从街上看，这座摩天大楼宏伟壮观，远远高过周围所有建筑。
The storm brought a stupendous amount of rain, flooding many roads.
暴风雨带来了巨大的降雨量，淹没了许多道路。
Their stupendous effort helped the team win the championship.
他们惊人的努力帮助球队赢得了冠军。
stupendous 作定语时通常修饰表示规模、数量、成就等的名词，语气比 great 强。
The success of the project was due to a stupendous effort by the whole team.
项目的成功归功于全队付出的巨大努力。
作表语时强调主语在规模或程度上令人惊叹，主语常是景色、成就、差异等。
The view from the summit is stupendous.
从山顶看到的景色极为壮观。
该结构表示“认为……惊人”，宾语后直接跟形容词作补足语。
Visitors find the scale of the canyon truly stupendous.
游客们觉得大峡谷的规模确实令人惊叹。
Not this
The fireworks display was stupendous beautiful.
Use this
The fireworks display was stupendously beautiful.
形容词 stupendous 只能修饰名词或作表语，不能修饰形容词；修饰形容词 beautiful 时要用副词形式 stupendously。中文里“惊人的”可以作状语，所以容易直接套用形容词。
Not this
I was stupendous at the news.
Use this
I was astonished at the news.
stupendous 形容事物本身“大得惊人、令人惊叹”，不表示人的“吃惊”情绪；“对某事感到吃惊”应用 astonished。汉语的“惊人”既可指事物也可与人的感受关联，因此容易误用。
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巨大的成功
The film was a stupendous success at the box office.
这部电影在票房上取得了巨大的成功。
非凡的成就
Climbing the mountain without oxygen was a stupendous achievement.
不借助氧气登上这座山是一项非凡的成就。
惊人的努力
The team made a stupendous effort to finish the project on time.
团队付出了惊人的努力才按时完成项目。
巨大的数量
They spent a stupendous amount of money on the new stadium.
他们在新体育场上花费了巨额资金。
惊人的壮举
Building the bridge in just two years was a stupendous feat.
仅用两年就建成这座桥是一项惊人的壮举。
是鸟！是飞机！是‘惊人侠’！（漫画《卡尔文与霍布斯》中，卡尔文扮演超级英雄‘惊人侠’时的台词，模仿超人的‘是鸟！是飞机！是超人！’）
The view from the mountaintop was absolutely stupendous.
山顶的景色令人惊叹不已。
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记忆联想：词头 stu 像 stun（震惊），巨大到令人震惊的就是 stupendous（惊人的，巨大的）。
语域：formal 常见场景：literary writing、formal speeches、news reporting stupendous 比较常见于书面或正式场合，如文学描写、新闻报道和演讲中，日常口语里用得较少。它通常表示规模或程度大到令人惊叹。
与 tremendous 和 horrendous 押韵（都以 /-endəs/ 结尾）。注意形近但音不同的词：stupid (/ˈstjuːpɪd/)、suspend (/səˈspend/)、spend (/spend/)。
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