formidable
adjective /fəˈmɪdəbl/, /ˈfɔːmɪdəbl/
/ˈfɔːrmɪdəbl/, /fərˈmɪdəbl/
- if people, things or situations are formidable, you feel fear and/or respect for them, because they are impressive or powerful, or because they seem very difficult
可怕的;令人敬畏的;难对付的 - In debate he was a formidable opponent.
在辩论中他是位难应付的对手。 - Somehow the small but formidable woman fought her way through the crowd to reach her son.
不知怎的,这个矮小但令人生畏的女人从人群中杀出一条路来,找到了她的儿子。 - She has a formidable list of qualifications.
她有一长串令人敬畏的资历。 - The two players together make a formidable combination.
这两个选手配对儿,难以对付。 - The task was a formidable one.
这任务非常艰巨。 - They had to overcome formidable obstacles.
他们得克服重重障碍。
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词源late Middle English: from French, or from Latin formidabilis, from formidare ‘to fear’. - In debate he was a formidable opponent.