zillion
zillion — 名詞
- zillionsingular
- zillionsplural
1. an informal word used for a number that is much larger than usual, said when som
天文數字
誇飾數字極大時的用語
an informal word used for a number that is much larger than usual, said when someone wants to exaggerate or show surprise at how many things there are
Dario told his mother he had a zillion homework problems to finish.
Dario 告訴媽媽他有天文數字那麼多的作業要完成。
a zillion + plural countable noun for exaggeration
The old camera has a zillion tiny buttons, and Takeshi cannot figure them out.
那臺舊相機有數不清的小按鈕，Takeshi 根本搞不懂它們。
Beatriz has watched that film a zillion times and still laughs at every joke.
Beatriz 把那部電影看了無數次，還是每次看到笑話都笑出來。
There were a zillion people at the festival, with queues around the whole park.
音樂節當時好像有幾百萬人，排隊的人龍繞了整個公園。
On the plane, a boy asked Vivek a zillion questions about aeroplanes.
在飛機上，一個小男孩問了 Vivek 一大堆關於飛機怎麼飛的問題。
- countless
neutral and more widely accepted in writing; 'countless' can be used in formal contexts
- innumerable
slightly more formal than 'zillion'; implies too many to count individually
- umpteen
also informal and similar in tone, but 'umpteen' often refers to an unspecified and relatively lower number than 'zillion'
文法句型
a zillion + plural noun
zillions of + plural noun
用法筆記
Frequently used in everyday speech and playful writing, but never in formal or academic contexts. The singular form ("a zillion") is more common than the plural ("zillions of"), though both appear in casual English.