• adj. 強(qiáng)大的；可怕的；令人敬畏的；艱難的

來(lái)自拉丁語(yǔ)formido, 恐懼，害怕。后詞義由恐懼弱化成敬畏。

formidable

formidable: [15] Latin formīdō meant ‘fear’ (it may have links with Greek mormó ‘bugbear, goblin’, which came from an Indo-European *mormo). From it was derived the verb formīdāre, which in turn produced the adjective formīdābilis, which English originally acquired in the literal sense ‘inspiring fear’. The weaker ‘impressive in size, difficulty, etc’ is a 17thcentury development.

formidable (adj.)

mid-15c., "causing fear," from Middle French formidable (15c.), from Latin formidabilis "causing fear, terrible," from formidare "to fear," from formido "fearfulness, fear, terror, dread." Sense has softened somewhat over time, in the direction of "so great (in strength, size, etc.) as to discourage effort." Related: Formidably.

1. They possess a formidable arsenal of rifles, machine guns, landmines and teargas.

他們持有的步槍、機(jī)槍、地雷和催淚彈數(shù)量驚人。

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2. Marsalis has a formidable reputation in both jazz and classical music.

馬薩利斯在爵士樂(lè)和古典音樂(lè)領(lǐng)域都有極高的聲望。

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3. He remained a formidable opponent.

他依然是一個(gè)令人敬畏的對(duì)手。

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4. He fronted a formidable band of fighters.

他率領(lǐng)著一隊(duì)可畏的斗士。

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5. In debate he was a formidable opponent.

在辯論中他是位難應(yīng)付的對(duì)手。

來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》