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to Vast word use and How the Massive? died

  • 2012-01-27 -
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Vast在數量描述是比,majority前加,那一定是,要分的話,一字亦常破壞性,。


其實2字實在差不多

有時候也可互用

eg: I spend a massive amount of money in building this house.

= I spend a vast amount of money in building this house.


要分的話

Vast在數量描述是比 massive 大的

Massive 一字亦常破壞性 / 較負面的意思


= unusually large, powerful, or damaging

My phone bill is going to be massive this month.

There is massive increases in the number of homelessClub members can get a massive discount of £50. 

John suffered a massive  stroke. (massive  stroke/massive heart attack) 

I had a massive  argument with her.


 


還有如果要在 majority前加 vast 或 massive

那一定是 vast majority (usage)

即絕大部份/絕大多數


= the vast majority (of something)

used when you want to emphasize that something is true about almost all of a group of people or things

The vast majority of books on the su***ect are complete rubbish.


 


Massive (adj.)

= very large in size, amount or number:

They've got a massive house.

She died after taking a massive overdose of drugs.

If the drought continues, deaths will occur on a massive scale.


= very large, solid, and he***y

The bell is massive, weighing over 40 tons.

The castle's massive walls


 


Vast  (adj.)

= extremely big (同義詞 huge)

The amount of detail the book contains is vast.


= vast amounts/numbers/quantities/sums etc (of something)

The government will h***e to borrow vast amounts of money.

The refugees come across the border in vast numbers .


= vast areas/expanses/tracts etc (of something)

vast areas of rainforest

In the past five years, there has been a vast improvement in graduation rates.




參考資料 DICTIONARY

Vast在數量描述是比,有時候也可互用,一字亦常破壞性,要分的話,即絕大部份/絕大多數,amounts/numbers/quantities/sums,homelessClub,Massive(adj.),。

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