核心畫面

A useful picture: something so far above the normal size that it makes people react. Not just big — big enough that heads turn, that you notice it before anyone points it out. The word carries the feeling of standing in front of something whose scale is beyond the ordinary.

某個東西的量級遠遠超出平常水準,大到讓人不得不注意。不是「有點大」,而是站在它面前會忍不住反應的那種大——聲音大到蓋更多收起某個東西的量級遠遠超出平常水準,大到讓人不得不注意。不是「有點大」,而是站在它面前會忍不住反應的那種大——聲音大到蓋過一切、力氣大到擋不住、速度快到看不清、金額多到得再確認一次。這個字的重點不在精確的數字,而在「超出常規、令人有感」這件事。也因為這股「超出常規」的能量本身帶著讚嘆,同一個字後來也用在「好得不得了」上。

Two branches

量級大到令人側目

這一支就是核心畫面本身:講規模、強度、速度或數量遠高於平常。

to a huge degree · adjective · B2

Very big, very strong, very fast, or very powerful — far above the usual level, so that people really notice it. Used about amounts, sounds, effort, speed, and how much something changes or helps.

巨大的;極大的

好到令人讚嘆

從核心的「超出常規」轉一個方向:原本量到讓人驚呼,這裡是好到讓人驚呼。中文說「這場表演大得驚人」不通,但說「好得不得了」就是同一股情緒——說話者被震到,所以用了最大的那個字。

excellently · adjective · C1

Excellent — so good that you want to praise it. Used about a person, their work or ability, a performance, or something you really enjoyed.

極好的;很棒的

原始詞典資料1 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。

tremendouslyadv

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    Greatly; enormously

    • I enjoyed the performance tremendously.
    • The noise was tremendously loud.

資料來源:英文維基詞典 English WiktionaryCC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。