sizable

/ˈsaɪ.zə.bəl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈsaɪ.zə.bəl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈsī-zə-bəl/ (ame, mw)

sizable — adjective

  • sizablepositive
  • more sizablecomparative
  • most sizablesuperlative

1. quite large in size, amount, or degree — big enough to be important or have a no

1.形容詞B2
釋義

quite large in size, amount, or degree — big enough to be important or have a noticeable effect, but not extremely large

例句

The Watanabe family paid a sizable amount for the house renovation.

collocation: sizable amount / sizable sum

A sizable crowd gathered in the park for the summer music festival.

collocation: sizable crowd

同義詞
  • considerable

    more formal; often used with abstract nouns (considerable influence, considerable effort)

  • substantial

    suggests a weighty amount that has real significance (substantial investment, substantial meal)

  • ample

    implies more than enough, with a generous connotation (ample space, ample time)

反義詞
  • tiny

    extremely small in size or amount

  • negligible

    so small as to be unimportant or hardly worth mentioning

用法筆記

This is the US spelling; the British variant is 'sizeable' (same pronunciation). The word is most commonly used before nouns that refer to amounts, sums, or numbers.

常見錯誤

❌The company made a big sizable profit.
✅The company made a sizable profit.
💡'sizable' already means 'fairly large,' so adding 'big' is redundant.