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for·mi·da·ble
/ˈfɔrmədəbəl; fɔrˈmɪ, fɚ/
(
a
.)強大的,可怕的,艱難的
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
For·mi·da·ble
a.
Exciting
fear
or
apprehension
;
impressing
dread
;
adapted
to
excite
fear
and
deter
from
approach
,
encounter
,
or
undertaking
;
alarming
.
They
seemed
to
fear
the
formodable
sight
.
--
Dryden
.
I
swell
my
preface
into
a
volume
,
and
make
it
formidable
,
when
you
see
so
many
pages
behind
.
--
Drydn
.
Syn:
--
Dreadful
;
fearful
;
terrible
;
frightful
;
shocking
;
horrible
;
terrific
;
tremendous
.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
formidable
adj
1:
extremely
impressive
in
strength
or
excellence
; "
a
formidable
opponent
"; "
the
challenge
was
formidable
";
"
had
a
formidable
array
of
compositions
to
his
credit
"; "
the
formidable
army
of
brains
at
the
Prime
Minister's
disposal
"
2:
inspiring
fear
; "
the
formidable
prospect
of
major
surgery
";
"
a
tougher
and
more
redoubtable
adversary
than
the
heel-clicking
,
jackbooted
fanatic
"- G.H.Johnston;
"
something
unnerving
and
prisonlike
about
high
gray
wall
"
[
syn
:
redoubtable
,
unnerving
]
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