immensity

/ɪˈmensəti/ (bre, ipa) · /ɪˈmensəti/ (ame, ipa) · /i-ˈmen(t)-sə-tē/ (ame, mw)

immensity — noun

1. the quality of being extremely large in size, extent, or degree, often to a poin

1.名詞B2
釋義

the quality of being extremely large in size, extent, or degree, often to a point that is difficult for the mind to grasp or measure

例句

Standing at the edge of the Grand Canyon, Nadia felt overwhelmed by its immensity.

immensity of [place] for vast landscapes

Vikram could not grasp the immensity of the Sahara until he saw it from the air.

grasp / understand the immensity of [noun phrase]

同義詞
  • vastness

    more concrete and physical; 'vastness of the plains' vs. 'immensity of the universe'

  • enormity

    strongly negative connotation — implies something shocking or morally wrong, not just large

  • magnitude

    focuses on extent or importance rather than sheer physical size; 'magnitude of the problem'

  • grandeur

    adds a sense of beauty, splendour, or impressiveness that immensity lacks

反義詞

文法句型

the immensity of [noun phrase]

be + daunted/overwhelmed by the immensity of [something]

用法筆記

Always used with the definite article when followed by 'of' — 'the immensity of the ocean', not 'immensity of the ocean'. In formal writing, the uncountable form strongly dominates; countable uses ('an immensity') are rare and literary.

常見錯誤

❌The immensity of the tragedy was clear.
✅The enormity of the tragedy was clear.
💡'Enormity' (not 'immensity') is the standard word for something shockingly bad or serious in scale.
❌I was amazed by immensity of the stadium.
✅I was amazed by the immensity of the stadium.
💡'Immmensity' requires a determiner ('the') when followed by 'of'.