immensity
immensity — 名詞
1. the quality of being extremely large in size, extent, or degree, often to a poin
巨大；浩瀚
形容事物極大、難以測量的規模
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
Standing at the edge of the Grand Canyon, Nadia felt overwhelmed by its immensity.
站在大峽谷邊緣，Nadia 被它的浩瀚所震懾。
immensity of [place] for vast landscapes
Vikram could not grasp the immensity of the Sahara until he saw it from the air.
Vikram 無法想像撒哈拉沙漠的浩瀚，直到從空中親眼見到。
grasp / understand the immensity of [noun phrase]
Scientists are only beginning to understand the immensity of the universe.
科學家們才剛開始了解宇宙的浩瀚。
Fatima stared at the mountain of paperwork and realized the immensity of the task.
Fatima 看著堆積如山的文書工作，意識到這項任務有多麼龐大。
the immensity of the task / problem / challenge
The young architect studied the blueprint carefully, daunted by the immensity of the project.
年輕的建築師仔細研究藍圖，被這項計畫的龐大規模嚇到了。
- the immensity of space
- the immensity of the universe
- the immensity of the ocean
- the immensity of the task
- sheer immensity
- overwhelming immensity
- 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
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.