adj.巨大的；驚人的；奇異的

A nuclear reactor generates prodigious amounts of heat. 一座核反應(yīng)堆能發(fā)出巨大的熱量。

The Sussex ironworks were carried on at such a prodigious expense of wood. 蘇塞克斯鐵廠象這樣辦下去使木材造成如此驚人的耗費(fèi)。

She was shocked by the prodigious view. 她對這奇異的景象感到震驚。

These last words produced a prodigious effect on the seaman. 這最后的幾句話在水手們身上發(fā)生了一種奇異的效果。

adv.巨大地；異常地；大得令人驚嘆地