Titanic means enormous — so big that it is hard to take in. It is an adjective for scale, and it goes most naturally with things you cannot measure with a ruler: a titanic struggle, a titanic effort, a titanic battle, titanic changes. That is the useful thing to notice.

Titanic means enormoustitanic的意思是「巨大」 so big that it is hard to take in大到讓人難以想像。 It is an adjective for scale這是一個形容規模大小的形容詞 and it goes most naturally with things you cannot measure with a ruler最自然的搭配是那些沒辦法用尺量的東西 a titanic struggle, a titanic effort, a titanic battle, titanic changes例如a titanic struggle（巨大的掙扎）、a titanic effort（巨大的努力）、a titanic battle（巨大的戰役）、titanic changes（巨大的變化）。 That is the useful thing to notice這一點值得特別注意。

English speakers rarely say "a titanic building"; they say a titanic effort to save the building. The word reaches for size of force, of will, of consequence. It is formal and dramatic, the language of history books, sports reporting and speeches, and using it about something small sounds like a joke — "a titanic effort to open the jar" is funny on purpose.

English speakers rarely say "a titanic building"英語使用者很少說「a titanic building」 they say a titanic effort to save the building他們會說「a titanic effort to save the building」（搶救這棟建築的巨大努力）。 The word reaches for size of force, of will, of consequence這個字指向的是力量、意志、或後果上的規模。 It is formal and dramatic這是正式又戲劇化的用字 the language of history books, sports reporting and speeches常見於歷史書、體育報導和演講 and using it about something small sounds like a joke如果拿來形容小事就會顯得像在開玩笑 "a titanic effort to open the jar" is funny on purpose「a titanic effort to open the jar」（打開罐子的巨大努力）就是故意這樣說來搞笑。

There is one more thing every learner should know. The Titanic was the great ship that sank in 1912 on its first voyage, and that ship is so famous that the word now carries a shadow of it.

There is one more thing every learner should know還有一件事每個學習者都該知道。 The Titanic was the great ship that sank in 1912 on its first voyage鐵達尼號是1912年首航就沉沒的那艘大船 and that ship is so famous that the word now carries a shadow of it這艘船太有名了，以至於這個字現在也帶著它的影子。

So when a writer says a plan was titanic, some readers will feel a hint of "huge, and heading for disaster". Good writers use that on purpose. The word came from the Titans, the giant gods of Greek stories, and it kept their scale.

So when a writer says a plan was titanic所以當作者說一個計畫是titanic的時候 some readers will feel a hint of "huge, and heading for disaster"有些讀者會感覺到一絲「龐大、而且正走向災難」的意味。 Good writers use that on purpose好的作者是故意利用這一點的。 The word came from the Titans, the giant gods of Greek stories這個字來自泰坦（Titans），也就是希臘故事裡的巨神 and it kept their scale也保留了他們那種巨大的規模感。