extremely large 巨大的;其大无比的 a colossal amount of mail. 数量惊人的邮件。 a colossal mistake. 极大的错误。 ■(Architecture)(of an order) having more than one storey of columns (建筑)(柱型)不止一层柱的,多层柱的 ■(Sculpture)(of a statue) at least twice life size (雕塑)(雕像)至少有真人两倍大的
派生 colossally adverb 语源
early 18th cent.: from French, from colosse, from Latin colossus (see colossus)