imposing

英 [?m'p??z??] 美[?m'poz??]
  • adj. (建筑物等)壯觀的;威風(fēng)的;(儀表)堂堂的;給人深刻印象的
  • v. impose的ing形式

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1. im- "into, in, on, upon" + pos- + -ing.
2. 字面含義:put upon, place upon, a laying on.
3. => that impresses by appearance or manner.
4. 拿得出手的,能夠放出來、放在上面供人欣賞、觀賞的東西,肯定都是不一般的東西。

中文詞源


imposing 壯觀的

來自impose,強(qiáng)加。引申詞義使人留下深刻印象的,壯觀的。

英文詞源


imposing (adj.)
"that impresses by appearance or manner," 1786, from present participle of impose (v.). Related: Imposingly.

雙語例句


1. I was afraid you'd simply feel we were imposing on you.
我擔(dān)心你會(huì)覺得我們是在勉強(qiáng)你。

來自柯林斯例句

2. "Mum thinks I should stop imposing on your hospitality, Leo," said Grace.
“利奧,我媽媽覺得我不應(yīng)該再在這兒麻煩你了,”格雷絲說。

來自柯林斯例句

3. a grand and imposing building
雄偉壯觀的建筑物

來自《權(quán)威詞典》

4. The fortress is an imposing building.
這座城堡是一座宏偉的建筑.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

5. The mountains stand tall and imposing.
山勢崔巍.

來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》