英['fɔːmɪdəbl]美['fɔːrmɪdəbl]
记忆方法
词源记忆法
来自拉丁语formido,恐惧,害怕。后词义由恐惧弱化成敬畏。
谐音记忆法
还可谐音:发霉的包,吃了发霉的包子真可怕。
adjective(形容词)
双解例句
adjective(形容词)
小知识
People who are formidable inspire fear and respect thanks to their size, or special ability, or unusual qualities. If you're a wildly popular celebrity, you probably don't go anywhere without a formidable bodyguard.
What's interesting about formidable is that we often tend to use it about things that are simultaneously scary and impressive. A formidable opponent is almost by definition a worthy one; a formidable challenge is almost by definition one worth rising to. Not surprisingly, this word is derived from the Latin formidare, “to fear.”