magnitude
UK/'mægnɪtjuːd/US/'mægnitju:d/
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Definitions
n.
The great size, extent, or importance of something.
巨大；规模；重要性。
n.
A measured size on a scale, as for an earthquake or the brightness of a star.
（地震的）震级；（恒星的）星等。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedmagn- (great) + -itude (state/quality) = 'greatness.' It answers the question 'how great?' — sometimes as a vivid sense of scale (the magnitude of the disaster), sometimes as a precise number on a scale (a magnitude 7 earthquake).
Root maj still carries 25 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.the magnitude of……的规模
- 2.of this magnitude如此规模的
- 3.sheer magnitude纯粹的庞大
- 4.order of magnitude数量级
- 5.magnitude [earthquake]地震震级
Example Sentences
- 1.
Few people grasped the magnitude of the crisis.
- 2.
The earthquake had a magnitude of 6.8.
- 3.
We were stunned by the sheer magnitude of the project.