profound

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
发音 prə-found′

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The deep; the sea; the ocean. obsolete,uncountable
    — God, in the fathomlesse profound / Hath all his choice Commanders drown'd.
  2. An abyss. obsolete,uncountable
    — […]if some other place, / From your dominion won, th' Ethereal King / Possesses lately, thither to arrive / travel this profound. Direct my course[…]
动词 v.
  1. To cause to sink deeply; to cause to dive or penetrate far down. obsolete
  2. To dive deeply; to penetrate. obsolete
    — But no man is likely to profound tbe Ocean of that Doctrine
形容词 adj.
  1. Descending far below the surface; opening or reaching to great depth; deep.
    — A gulf profound as that Serbonian bog
  2. Very deep; very serious.
  3. Intellectually deep; entering far into subjects; reaching to the bottom of a matter, or of a branch of learning; thorough.
    — a profound investigation
  4. Characterized by intensity; deeply felt; pervading.
    — How now! which of your hips has the most profound sciatica?
  5. Bending low, exhibiting or expressing deep humility; lowly; submissive.
    — And with this, and a profound bow to his patrons, the Manager retires, and the curtain rises.

词形变化

more profound comparative most profound superlative profounds present,singular,third-person profounding participle,present profounded participle,past profounded past

词汇关系

近义词
deep-grounded
衍生词
profoundly profoundness pseudoprofound ultraprofound unprofound
相关词
profundicate profundify profundity

词源

词源 1
From Middle English profound, profounde, from Anglo-Norman profound, from Old French profont, profonde, from Latin profundus (“deep, profound”), from prō + fundus (“bottom; foundation”).
词源 2
From Middle English profound, profounde, from Anglo-Norman profound, from Old French profont, profonde, from Latin profundus (“deep, profound”), from prō + fundus (“bottom; foundation”).
词源 3
From Middle English profound, profounde, from Anglo-Norman profound, from Old French profont, profonde, from Latin profundus (“deep, profound”), from prō + fundus (“bottom; foundation”).
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