🇬🇧🇨🇳 stupendous - 惊人的 : English Lesson

Meaning of "stupendous" ("惊人的"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

Stupendous describes something incredibly large, fantastic, or exciting. It can be used when something is so wonderful, shocking, or extraordinary that it makes people say, “Wow!”

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

The amount of homework I have is stupendous… which is a fancy way of saying “HELP!”

Grandma’s cookies are so stupendous, I’m convinced she uses magic in the recipe.

The mountain of laundry in my room is stupendous… but I’m pretending it’s just modern art.

I found a stupendous amount of candy in my Halloween bag… and a stupendous stomachache later.

The roller coaster was so stupendous that I screamed, laughed, and maybe cried a little all at once!

On the cliff a child watched a stupendous wave hit the rocks; the spray made a stupendous rainbow. A boat passed with stupendous speed, its crew cheering. A gull dove with stupendous grace, snatching a fish. Everyone gasped at the stupendous scene, then laughed, breathless and smiling, warmed by the stupendous moment.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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