Like little pebbles in a stream, words get worn down with age; the more we use them, the less they come to resemble their original meanings. But there is still pleasure to be found in exploring some of our most commonly and casually used words. Here’s a short list of the full definitions behind some of our favourite adjectives.
就像溪水里的小鹅卵石会随着时间的流逝而磨损,文字也是一样,我们越多地使用它们,它们也就越来越偏离原来的本意。但是在探索我们常用和不常用的单词的时候还是有一些乐趣的。以下是我们最常用来表达‘极好的’的形容词的简短列表以及完整定义。
1.Incredible
难以置信的
Let’s start with a word that is currently in very popular use, the adjective ‘incredible’. ‘Incredible’ has three main meanings. It is popularly used to describe something extremely good or great, especially in size or scale: ‘the party was incredibly good fun’; ‘that’s incredible news!’. But the word itself stems from ‘credibility’, the extent to which something can be believed. Its true meanings, therefore, are the strong one – not credible, cannot be believed, beyond belief – or the weaker one, which is closer to th