Stupendous means so big, so good, or so impressive that it surprises you. The surprise is the important part — 'huge' is just size, but 'stupendous' is size that makes you stop and stare.

Stupendous means Stupendous的意思是 so big, so good, or so impressive大到、好到，或了不起到 that it surprises you讓你嚇一跳。The surprise is the important part重點在於「讓人驚訝」——'huge' is just size'huge'只是大小而已，but但 'stupendous' is size'stupendous'是...的那種大小 that makes you stop and stare大到會讓你停下來盯著看。

You can use it for amounts (a stupendous fortune, stupendous debts), for scale (a stupendous waterfall), and for achievements (a stupendous performance, a stupendous goal).

You can use it for amounts可以用在數量上 (a stupendous fortune, stupendous debts)（龐大的財富、驚人的債務）, for scale用在規模上 (a stupendous waterfall)（壯觀的瀑布）, and也可以 for achievements用在成就上 (a stupendous performance, a stupendous goal)（了不起的表演、驚人的一球）。

Most of the time it is warm and admiring, close to 'amazing' or 'magnificent'. But it also works for bad things when they are impressively bad: 'a stupendous failure', 'stupendous bad luck'. In those cases the speaker is half-admiring the size of the disaster.

Most of the time大部分時候，it is它是 warm and admiring溫暖、讚賞的語氣，close to接近 'amazing' or 'magnificent''amazing'或'magnificent'。But但，when they are impressively bad當壞事壞到讓人印象深刻時，it also works for bad things這個字也可以用在壞事上：'a stupendous failure''a stupendous failure'（驚人的失敗）、'stupendous bad luck''stupendous bad luck'（誇張的壞運氣）。In those cases這種時候，the speaker說話的人 is half-admiring其實是半帶讚嘆地在說 the size of the disaster這場災難有多誇張。

In feel, it is old-fashioned and a bit theatrical. Sports commentators love it, film advertisements love it, and grandparents use it more than teenagers do. A young person today would more likely say 'incredible' or 'insane'.

In feel語感上，it它 is old-fashioned and a bit theatrical有點老派，也有點誇張、戲劇化。Sports commentators love it體育主播愛用，film advertisements love it電影廣告愛用，and grandparents use it more than teenagers do阿公阿嬤用的也比青少年多。A young person today現在的年輕人 would more likely say比較可能會說 'incredible' or 'insane''incredible'或'insane'。

Because of that slightly grand flavour, it is also used playfully — you might call an ordinary sandwich stupendous as a joke, and everyone understands you are performing enthusiasm rather than reporting a fact.

Because of that slightly grand flavour因為帶點誇大的味道，it is also used playfully這個字也會被拿來開玩笑用——you might call an ordinary sandwich stupendous as a joke你可能會半開玩笑地說一個普通三明治stupendous，and而 everyone understands大家都懂 you are performing enthusiasm你是在演出熱情 rather than reporting a fact而不是在陳述事實。