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/ˈmaɪti/
Very strong or powerful - a 'mighty army' or a 'mighty river' has great force or size. In casual American English, people also use 'mighty' as a simple way to say 'very,' like 'that's mighty kind of you.'
強大的;強而有力的;(口語,美式)非常(=very)
比較級 mightier最高級 mightiest
組成might (power, strength) + -y (adjective ending)
同家族的字
- mightmighty is simply the word 'might' (meaning power or strength) with '-y' added
原始詞典資料7 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
mightynoun/ˈmaɪti/
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obsoleterareA warrior of great strength and courage.
- And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, who was one of the three mighties.
mightyadj/ˈmaɪti/
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Very strong; possessing might.
- He's a mighty wrestler, but you are faster than him.
- Wise in heart, and mighty in strength.
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Very heavy and powerful.
- Thor swung his mighty hammer.
- He gave the ball a mighty hit.
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Very large; hefty.
- Having listened attentively to the statement of Wandle Schoonhoven, giving an occasionable grunt, as he shovelled a mighty spoonful of Indian pudding into his mouth […]
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Accomplished by might; hence, extraordinary; wonderful.
- His mighty works
- Under his ſpecial eie / Abſtemious I [Samson] grew up and thriv'd amain; / He led me on to mightieſt deeds / Above the nerve of mortal arm / Againſt the uncircumciſ'd, our enemies.
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informalExcellent, extremely good.
- Tonight's a mighty opportunity to have a party.
- She's a mighty cook.
mightyadv/ˈmaɪti/
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Very; to a high degree.
- You can leave that food in your locker for the weekend, but it's going to smell mighty bad when you come back on Monday.
- Pork chops boiled with turnip greens make a mighty fine meal.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。