- (informal)
excellent; wonderful 极好的；绝妙的；了不起的 I feel absolutely terrific today! 我今天的感觉真是好极了！ She's doing a terrific job. 她活儿干得真棒。 You look terrific in that dress. 你穿那条裙子看起来棒极了。 He was really terrific when I was in trouble. 我遇到困难时，他真的很棒。 That’s terrific news! 这是个好消息！ - (ironic)
So nobody’s coming. Terrific! 所以没人会来。棒极了！
Synonyms greatgreat- cool
- fantastic
- fabulous
- terrific
- brilliant
- awesome
- epic
- great (informal)
very good; giving a lot of pleasure: 指美妙的、好极的、使人快乐的： We had a great time in Madrid. 我们在马德里玩得很开心。
- cool (informal)
used to show that you admire or approve of something, often because it is fashionable, attractive or different: 指因时髦、漂亮或与众不同而令人钦佩的、绝妙的、顶呱呱的： I think their new song’s really cool. 我认为他们的新歌棒极了。
- fantastic (informal)
extremely good; giving a lot of pleasure: 指极好的、了不起的、非常愉快的： ‘How was your holiday?’ ‘Fantastic!’ “你假期过得好吗？”“棒极了！”
- fabulous (informal)
extremely good: 指极好的、绝妙的： Jane’s a fabulous cook. 简的烹饪技巧堪称一绝。
- terrific (informal)
extremely good; wonderful: 指极好的、绝妙的、了不起的： She’s doing a terrific job. 她活儿干得真棒。
- brilliant (British English, informal)
, extremely good; wonderful: 指极好的、绝妙的、了不起的： ‘How was the show?’ ‘Brilliant!’ “演出怎么样？”“棒极了！”
- awesome (informal, especially North American English) very good, impressive or great fun:
The show was just awesome. 演出实在棒极了。
- epic (informal) very good, impressive or great fun:
The adventure and action are truly epic in scope. 惊险刺激的动作场面的确壮观。
- to have a(n) great/cool/fantastic/fabulous/terrific/brilliant/awesome time
- to look/sound great/cool/fantastic/fabulous/terrific/brilliant/awesome
- really great/cool/fantastic/fabulous/terrific/brilliant/awesome
- absolutely great/fantastic/fabulous/terrific/brilliant/awesome/epic
Extra ExamplesTo win one of our terrific prizes, answer these three questions. 想赢取我们的一份绝佳奖品，要回答这三个问题。 We came back from holiday feeling terrific. 我们度假回来，感觉棒极了。 He's terrific with animals. 他和动物相处得很好。 She's terrific at chess. 她下棋下得很好。
- (informal)
very large; very great 很大的；巨大的；异乎寻常的
Word Originmid 17th cent. (originally referring to something that causes terror): from Latin terrificus, from terrere ‘frighten’.