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enormity

🇬🇧 UK/ɪ'nɔːmɪtɪ/🇺🇸 US/i'nɒ:miti/
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Definitions

n.

The great scale or seriousness of something; extreme wickedness; an act of great evil or cruelty

巨大;极度邪恶;暴行

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
eout of, from
+
normrule, standard, pattern
+
itystate, quality, condition
=enormity

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The enormity of the disaster became clear only days later.

  • 2.

    The enormity of the disaster shocked the entire world.

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