➡ See also the entry for amazing另见amazing条remarkable ♦︎ unique ♦︎ extraordinary ♦︎ incredible ♦︎ exceptional ♦︎ unbelievable ♦︎ phenomenal ♦︎ unusualThese words all describe things that you notice because they are unusually great, good or bad.这些词均表示显著的、非常好或非常坏的。SYNONYM SCALE 词义标尺下图显示这些词所表达显著的程度
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PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a remarkable / an extraordinary / an incredible / an exceptional / an unbelievable / a phenomenal / an unusual amount◆a remarkable / a unique / an extraordinary / an incredible / an exceptional achievement◆a remarkable / a unique / an extraordinary / an incredible / an exceptional / an unbelievable / a phenomenal performance◆remarkable / extraordinary / incredible / exceptional / unbelievable / phenomenal / unusual speed◆remarkable / unique / extraordinary / incredible / exceptional / unbelievable beauty◆remarkable / extraordinary / incredible / exceptional / phenomenal / unusual strength◆a unique / an extraordinary / an incredible / an exceptional opportunity◆a remarkable / an extraordinary / an incredible / a phenomenal / an unusual success◆remarkable / unique / extraordinary / incredible / exceptional / unusual talent / skill◆a remarkable / an extraordinary / an incredible / an exceptional career◆of remarkable / extraordinary / exceptional / unusual quality◆quite remarkable / unique / extraordinary / incredible / exceptional / unbelievable / phenomenal◆really remarkable / unique / extraordinary / incredible / exceptional / unbelievable / phenomenal◆just extraordinary / incredible / unbelievable / phenomenal■remarkableunusual or surprising in a way that causes people to take notice非凡的;显著的;引人注目的◆She was a truly remarkable woman.她是一个真正非同凡响的女人。◆The interior of the house was remarkable for its beauty.那座房子的内部美得出奇。◆It was remarkable that the body had not been found sooner.那具尸体竟然没有人早点发现,真是怪异。◆What is even more remarkable about the whole thing is...整件事情更引人注目的是⋯OPPunremarkable ⇨ average▸remarkably
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◆She looked remarkably fit for an eighty-year-old.对于一个八十岁的人来说,她看起来格外健康。■unique juˈniːk very special in a way that makes sb/sth different from all other people or things of the same type独特的;罕见的◆The museum is of unique historical importance.这个博物馆具有独一无二的历史意义。◆I have had a unique opportunity to observe the problems faced by the police in this city.我有了个难得的机会观察这座城市的警察面临的问题。ⓘ Unique also has the meaning 'being the only one of its kind' and in that meaning you cannot talk about sth being 'very unique' or 'more unique'; in the meaning of 'very special', you can say 'very unique' or 'more unique', but this can sound quite informal and is not good style in formal written English. * unique亦可表示“唯一的、独一无二的”,作此义时不能说某事物very unique或more unique;表达“独特的”之义时,可以说very unique或more unique,但听上去很不正式,不适合用在正式书面语中。 see also unique ⇨ unique▸uniquely
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◆He was a uniquely gifted teacher.他是个天赋异禀的老师。■extraordinary ɪkˈstrɔːdnri; NAmEɪkˈstrɔːrdənerinot normal or ordinary; greater or better than usual不平常的;不一般的;非凡的;卓越的◆They went to extraordinary lengths to obtain a copy of the report.他们竭力获取一份该报告的副本。◆I found an extraordinary number of errors in the document.我在文档中发现了相当多的错误。◆She is a truly extraordinary woman.她是位非常杰出的女性。OPPordinary ⇨ average, ordinary ⇨ normal see also extraordinary ⇨ surprising▸extraordinarily
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◆She was an extraordinarily attractive girl.她是个非常迷人的女孩。■incredibleɪnˈkredəbl (informal) extremely large or extremely good极大的;极好的◆The prize money is an incredible $6 million.奖金是数额巨大的600万元。◆The demand for the new product has been quite incredible.对这一新产品的需求已相当惊人。◆I felt an incredible sense of relief.我感到一种极大的解脱。▸incredibly
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◆incredibly attractive / boring极其诱人/无聊■exceptional ɪkˈsepʃənl unusually good or great杰出的;优秀的;卓越的◆Exceptional students are given free tuition.优秀学生免除学费。◆He was a man of exceptional personal warmth and charm.他是一个具有非凡热情和个人魅力的人。▸exceptionally
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◆an exceptionally gifted child极具天赋的孩子■unbelievable ˌʌnbɪˈliːvəbl (informal) extreme; extremely bad or good难以置信的;惊人的;非常好(或坏)的◆The pain was unbelievable.痛苦至极。◆I've had three unbelievable years with the team.我和团队度过了三年非常愉快的时光。◆It's unbelievable that(= very shocking) he was allowed to escape.令人震惊的是他竟获许逃跑。▸unbelievably
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◆unbelievably beautiful / loud / painful美丽/响亮/痛苦得难以置信■phenomenalfəˈnɒmɪnl; NAmEfəˈnɑːmɪnlvery great or impressive了不起的;非凡的◆There was a phenomenal response to the appeal.这一呼吁引起了强烈反响。◆He has a phenomenal memory for facts and figures.他对事实和数字的记忆力超群。◆Exports have been phenomenal this year.今年出口量极大。 see also phenomenon ⇨ miracle▸phenomenally
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◆phenomenally successful极为成功■unusual [only before noun] (written) unusually great or good杰出的;优秀的;卓越的◆He's a man of unusual strength and courage.他是个力量和勇气非凡的男人。◆The conference has generated an unusual degree of interest.这次会议引起了非同寻常的关注。▸unusually
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◆an unusually talented designer才具超凡的设计师NOTE辨析 Exceptional or unusual?Exceptional is stronger in degree than unusual; sb/sth that is exceptional is very unusual. * exceptional比unusual程度更强,形容某人或某事物特别不同寻常。