formidable 音标拼音: [f'ɔrmədəbəl] [f
, ɔrm'ɪdəbəl]
a . 强大的,可怕的,艰难的
强大的,可怕的,艰难的
formidable adj 1 :
extremely impressive in strength or excellence ; "
a formidable opponent "; "
the challenge was formidable ";
"
had a formidable array of compositions to his credit ";
"
the formidable army of brains at the Prime Minister '
s disposal "
2 :
inspiring fear ; "
the formidable prospect of major surgery ";
"
a tougher and more redoubtable adversary than the heel -
clicking ,
jackbooted fanatic "-
G .
H .
Johnston ; "
something unnerving and prisonlike about high grey wall " [
synonym :
{
formidable }, {
redoubtable }, {
unnerving }]
Formidable \
For "
mi *
da *
ble \,
a . [
L .
formidabilis ,
fr .
formidare to fear ,
dread :
cf .
F .
formidable .]
Exciting fear or apprehension ;
impressing dread ;
adapted to excite fear and deter from approach ,
encounter ,
or undertaking ;
alarming .
[
1913 Webster ]
They seemed to fear the formodable sight . --
Dryden .
[
1913 Webster ]
I swell my preface into a volume ,
and make it formidable ,
when you see so many pages behind . --
Drydn .
Syn :
Dreadful ;
fearful ;
terrible ;
frightful ;
shocking ;
horrible ;
terrific ;
tremendous .
[
1913 Webster ]
126 Moby Thesaurus words for "
formidable ":
Herculean ,
abstruse ,
alarming ,
appalling ,
arduous ,
astonishing ,
astounding ,
awe -
inspiring ,
awesome ,
awful ,
brutal ,
burdensome ,
challenging ,
complex ,
conspicuous ,
critical ,
daunting ,
delicate ,
demanding ,
difficile ,
difficult ,
dire ,
direful ,
dread ,
dreaded ,
dreadful ,
earnest ,
effortful ,
egregious ,
exacting ,
exceptional ,
extraordinary ,
fabulous ,
fantastic ,
fatal ,
fateful ,
fell ,
freaky ,
frightening ,
frightful ,
ghastly ,
ghoulish ,
grave ,
grim ,
grisly ,
gruesome ,
hairy ,
hard ,
hard -
earned ,
hard -
fought ,
heavy ,
hideous ,
horrendous ,
horrible ,
horrid ,
horrific ,
horrifying ,
imposing ,
impressive ,
incredible ,
indomitable ,
intimidating ,
intricate ,
jawbreaking ,
knotted ,
knotty ,
labored ,
laborious ,
macabre ,
marked ,
marvelous ,
mean ,
menacing ,
mighty ,
mind -
blowing ,
mind -
boggling ,
morbid ,
no picnic ,
not easy ,
notable ,
noteworthy ,
noticeable ,
of mark ,
onerous ,
operose ,
outstanding ,
overwhelming ,
petrifying ,
portentous ,
powerful ,
prodigious ,
redoubtable ,
remarkable ,
rigorous ,
rough ,
rude ,
rugged ,
schrecklich ,
serious ,
set with thorns ,
severe ,
shocking ,
signal ,
sober ,
solemn ,
spiny ,
staggering ,
steep ,
strenuous ,
striking ,
superior ,
terrible ,
terrific ,
terrifying ,
thorny ,
ticklish ,
toilsome ,
tough ,
tremendous ,
tricky ,
unbelievable ,
uncommon ,
uphill ,
weighty ,
wicked ,
wonderful
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