almighty
英 [ɔːl'maɪtɪ]
美[ɔl'maɪti]
- adj. 全能的；有无限权力的
- adv. 非常
- n. 全能的神
中文词源
almighty 全能的
组合词。al同all, 全部的。might, 能力，同may(原指能力，后指也许）。
英文词源
- almighty (adj.)
- Old English ælmihtig "all-powerful," also a by-name of God; compound of æl (see all) + mihtig (see mighty); common Germanic (cognates: Old Saxon alomahtig, Old High German alamahtic, German allmächtig, Old Norse almattigr), perhaps an early Germanic loan-translation of Latin omnipotens (see omnipotent).
The almighty dollar, that great object of universal devotion throughout our land." [Washington Irving, 1836]
Related: Almightily.
双语例句
- 1. Let us now confess our sins to Almighty God.
- 现在让我们向上帝忏悔我们的罪恶。
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- 2. I had the most almighty row with the waitress.
- 我和女招待大吵了一架。
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- 3. The next moment there was an almighty crash.
- 接着发生了剧烈的撞击。
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- 4. God Almighty, Hart, you scared me silly.
- 哎呀，哈特，你把我都吓傻了！
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- 5. I heard an almighty bang.
- 我听到一声巨响。
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