mighty

mighty — 形容詞

IPA/ˈmaɪti/
KK[mˈaɪti]IPA/ˈmaɪti/
  • mightypositive
  • mightiercomparative
  • mightiestsuperlative

1. describes someone or something that is impressively large in size, physically ve

1.形容詞B2
釋義

巨大；強大

體積巨大或實力堅強且有影響力的

describes someone or something that is impressively large in size, physically very strong, or holding great influence and authority.

例句

The mighty Mississippi River carries water all the way from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico.

強大的密西西比河一路從明尼蘇達州流向墨西哥灣。

collocation: mighty + river / ocean / storm / empire

Lakan delivered a mighty swing that sent the baseball over the fence.

Lakan 用力一揮，將棒球打出了圍牆外。

collocation: mighty + blow / punch / swing / kick

常見搭配
  • mighty river
  • mighty ocean
  • mighty warrior
  • mighty empire
  • mighty blow
  • mighty storm
  • mighty nation
同義詞
  • powerful

    broader and more common; can describe machines, arguments, people

  • strong

    more everyday; focuses on physical strength or resilience

  • immense

    emphasises huge size rather than force or authority

  • formidable

    suggests inspiring fear or respect through size or strength

反義詞
  • weak

    lacking physical strength or influence

  • feeble

    very weak, often suggesting frailty

用法筆記

Often used for natural features (rivers, mountains, storms), historical entities (empires, armies), or physical force (blows, throws). Less common in everyday conversation about people or objects.

常見錯誤

The box is mighty small.' (when meaning 'very small').
The box is tiny.
The adjective 'mighty' describes great size or power, not smallness. For 'very' as an intensifier, use the adverb form of 'mighty' in informal speech.
慣用語

high and mighty

idiom

acting in a proud, self-important manner that suggests you believe you are better or more important than other people.

自以為是；高高在上

Ever since Reuben got his promotion, he has been acting all high and mighty with his former colleagues.

I find it hard to talk to that manager — she is far too high and mighty to listen to anyone below her rank.

the pen is mightier than the sword

idiom

a proverb expressing that the written word, ideas, and literature have a greater and more lasting impact on history and society than military force or violence.

筆勝於劍

The journalist truly believed that the pen is mightier than the sword, so she kept writing about the injustice despite the threats.

History shows us that the pen is mightier than the sword — books and new ideas outlast armies and weapons.

mighty — 副詞

IPA/ˈmaɪ.ti/
KK[mˈaɪti]IPA/ˈmaɪ.t̬i/

同根字

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • mighty river
  • mighty ocean
  • mighty empire
  • mighty warrior
  • mighty storm
  • mighty nation
  • mighty force
  • mighty strength

副詞搭配

  • truly mighty
  • absolutely mighty

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