(of clothing 衣服 very large; having a lot of cloth 肥大的；宽松的；用布料多的 a voluminous skirt 肥大的裙子
(of a piece of writing, a book, etc. 文章、书等 very long and detailed 浩繁的；大部头的；长篇的；冗长的 There is voluminous literature on modernism and post-modernism. 有大量关于现代主义和后现代主义的文献。
(of a container, piece of furniture, etc. 容器、家具等 very large 很大的
Word Originearly 17th cent.: partly from late Latin voluminosus ‘having many coils’, partly from Latin volumen, volumin- ‘a roll’, from volvere ‘to roll’.