好得不得了
同樣的強度轉向評價：不再是「量很大」，而是「好得讓人想大聲說出來」。
excellent · adjective · B2
excellent — very good, and often said with warm praise or excitement.
極好的；了不起的
核心畫面
Picture something on a scale that makes you react — a wave, a bang, a sum of money far beyond what you expected. The word starts as pure size and force. Once a word is that emphatic, English tends to borrow it for praise, so the second use keeps the intensity and turns it warm.
可以想成：一樣大到讓人有反應的東西——一道浪、一聲巨響、一筆遠超預期的金額。這個字最初講的就是規模和力道。而英文常有…更多收起
可以想成：一樣大到讓人有反應的東西——一道浪、一聲巨響、一筆遠超預期的金額。這個字最初講的就是規模和力道。而英文常有這個傾向：一個字只要夠強調，就會被借去稱讚人——所以第二種用法保留了同樣的強度，只是把方向轉成溫暖的。From the picture
Also in this word
very great, huge · adjective · B2
very big, strong, or powerful — much more than usual in size, force, or amount.
極大的；巨大的
原始詞典資料3 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。
tremendousadj/tɹɪˈmɛndəs/
- 1
Awe-inspiring; terrific.
- This she spoke with so commanding an air, standing with her back to the fire, with one hand behind her, and a pinch of snuff in the other, that I question whether Thalestris, at the head of her Amazons, ever made a more tremendous figure.
- 2
Notable for its size, power, or excellence.
- Van Beethoven's ninth symphony is a tremendous piece of music.
- 3
Extremely large (in amount, extent, degree, etc.) or great
- There was a tremendous outpouring of support.
- The tremendous tragedy in which he had been involved - it was evident he was a fugitive from Weybridge - had driven him to the very verge of his reason.
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。