massive

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
/ˈmæs.ɪv/    /ˈmæs.ɪv/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A homogeneous mass of rock, not layered and without an obvious crystal structure.
    — karst massives in western Georgia
  2. A group of people from a locality, or sharing a collective aim, interest, etc. Multicultural-London-English,slang
    — Big up to the Croydon massive!
形容词 adj.
  1. Very large in size or extent. general
    — Compared to its counterparts from World War II, the Abrams main battle tank is truly massive.
  2. Substantial in mass; bulky, heavy and solid.
    — A massive comet or asteroid appears to have ended the era of the dinosaurs.
  3. To a very great extent; total, utter. informal
    — Notwithstanding Catherine's assurances, I was apprehensive about meeting Denys, worried that I would come off as a massive idiot […]
  4. Of particularly exceptional quality or value; awesome. colloquial
    — Did you see Colbert last night? He was massive!
  5. Outstanding, beautiful. Ireland,colloquial,informal
    — Your dress is massive, love. Where did you get it?
  6. Affecting a large portion of the body, or severe.
    — a massive heart attack
  7. Having any mass.
    — Some bosons are massive while others are massless.
  8. Homogeneous, unstructured.
  9. Homogeneous, unstructured.; Not having an obvious crystalline structure.

词形变化

more massive comparative most massive superlative massives plural

词源

词源 1
From Middle English massif, from Middle French massif, equivalent to mass + -ive. The Irish sense is possibly derived from Irish mas (“fine, handsome”).
词源 2
From Middle English massif, from Middle French massif, equivalent to mass + -ive. The Irish sense is possibly derived from Irish mas (“fine, handsome”).
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