托福每日一词：immense

immense从词根上说是不能测量的意思,所以就是十分巨大。

在托福中对应的单词有great,huge,vast,

副词形式immensely 是非常的意思,对应的单词是extremely。

这个单词让我觉得真是长着一个“大众面”,觉得很多单词和它相似,让我想起一系列的单词。

首先是令我想起commence（开始）,有趣的是毕业典礼居然是commencement,毕业才是人生的开始啊,真是有深意。

接着我又想起menace（威胁）,某位大佬说这个单词是一个men在打牌时出了一张ace所以很有威胁。

最后我又想起imminent （即将到来）这个单词。

哈哈,扯得真远。

definition of immense

1: marked by greatness especially in size or degree; especially : transcending ordinary means of measurement

2: supremely good

— im·mense·ly adverb

— im·mense·ness noun

examples of immense

he inherited an immense fortune.

she is an artist of immense talent.

origin of immensemiddle english, from middle french, from latin immensus immeasurable, from in- + mensus, past participle of metiri to measure — more at measure

first known use: 15th century

related to immense

synonyms: astronomical (also astronomic), brobdingnagian, bumper, colossal, cosmic

antonyms: bantam, bitty, diminutive, infinitesimal, lilliputian, little bitty, micro,