remarkable feat/achievement/accomplishment• The mounting and supply of the expedition was a remarkable feat.• This is a quite remarkable achievement.• A truly remarkable achievement and one that demonstrates the enthusiasm with which Johnson Matthey has responded to the challenge.• It is a remarkable achievement for Trevino, in his first season on the Seniors' circuit.• But it is a remarkable feat of alchemy indeed.• It is a contemporarytale of medical misfortune which paradoxically illustrates quite dramatically the remarkable achievements of modern medicine.• Though most managers recognised the remarkable achievements of the machinists, the programmers were unhappy that blue collar workers remained in control.• That remarkable achievement seems more bizarre with every passing day.
VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITIONVERBS➤be, seem不尋常;好像不同凡響ADVERB➤absolutely, just, most, quite, really, truly, very極不同凡響;十分出色◇What they have achieved is just remarkable.他們取得的成就真的不同凡響。◇a most remarkable musician卓爾不群的音樂家◇a truly remarkable discovery十分了不起的發現◇a very remarkable person非常出色的人➤fairly, pretty, rather非常出色;相當出色➤equally同樣出色◇Equally remarkable is the transformation he has undergone personally.他本人的變化也同樣驚人。➤especially, particularly尤其/尤為出色PREPOSITION➤for因⋯而不尋常◇These cars are remarkable for the quietness of their engines.這些汽車因發動機沒有噪聲而不同凡響。
➡ See also the entry for amazing另見amazing條remarkable ♦︎ unique ♦︎ extraordinary ♦︎ incredible ♦︎ exceptional ♦︎ unbelievable ♦︎ phenomenal ♦︎ unusualThese words all describe things that you notice because they are unusually great, good or bad.這些詞均表示顯著的、非常好或非常壞的。SYNONYM SCALE 詞義標尺下圖顯示這些詞所表達顯著的程度
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PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a remarkable / an extraordinary / an incredible / an exceptional / an unbelievable / a phenomenal / an unusual amount◆a remarkable / a unique / an extraordinary / an incredible / an exceptional achievement◆a remarkable / a unique / an extraordinary / an incredible / an exceptional / an unbelievable / a phenomenal performance◆remarkable / extraordinary / incredible / exceptional / unbelievable / phenomenal / unusual speed◆remarkable / unique / extraordinary / incredible / exceptional / unbelievable beauty◆remarkable / extraordinary / incredible / exceptional / phenomenal / unusual strength◆a unique / an extraordinary / an incredible / an exceptional opportunity◆a remarkable / an extraordinary / an incredible / a phenomenal / an unusual success◆remarkable / unique / extraordinary / incredible / exceptional / unusual talent / skill◆a remarkable / an extraordinary / an incredible / an exceptional career◆of remarkable / extraordinary / exceptional / unusual quality◆quite remarkable / unique / extraordinary / incredible / exceptional / unbelievable / phenomenal◆really remarkable / unique / extraordinary / incredible / exceptional / unbelievable / phenomenal◆just extraordinary / incredible / unbelievable / phenomenal■remarkableunusual or surprising in a way that causes people to take notice非凡的;顯著的;引人注目的◆She was a truly remarkable woman.她是一個真正非同凡響的女人。◆The interior of the house was remarkable for its beauty.那座房子的内部美得出奇。◆It was remarkable that the body had not been found sooner.那具屍體竟然沒有人早點發現,真是怪異。◆What is even more remarkable about the whole thing is...整件事情更引人注目的是⋯OPPunremarkable ⇨ average▸remarkably
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◆She looked remarkably fit for an eighty-year-old.對於一個八十歲的人來說,她看起來格外健康。■unique juˈniːk very special in a way that makes sb/sth different from all other people or things of the same type獨特的;罕見的◆The museum is of unique historical importance.這個博物館具有獨一無二的歷史意義。◆I have had a unique opportunity to observe the problems faced by the police in this city.我有了個難得的機會觀察這座城市的警察面臨的問題。ⓘ Unique also has the meaning 'being the only one of its kind' and in that meaning you cannot talk about sth being 'very unique' or 'more unique'; in the meaning of 'very special', you can say 'very unique' or 'more unique', but this can sound quite informal and is not good style in formal written English. * unique亦可表示“唯一的、獨一無二的”,作此義時不能說某事物very unique或more unique;表達“獨特的”之義時,可以說very unique或more unique,但聽上去很不正式,不適合用在正式書面語中。 see also unique ⇨ unique▸uniquely
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◆He was a uniquely gifted teacher.他是個天賦異禀的老師。■extraordinary ɪkˈstrɔːdnri; NAmEɪkˈstrɔːrdənerinot normal or ordinary; greater or better than usual不平常的;不一般的;非凡的;卓越的◆They went to extraordinary lengths to obtain a copy of the report.他們竭力獲取一份該報告的副本。◆I found an extraordinary number of errors in the document.我在文檔中發現了相當多的錯誤。◆She is a truly extraordinary woman.她是位非常傑出的女性。OPPordinary ⇨ average, ordinary ⇨ normal see also extraordinary ⇨ surprising▸extraordinarily
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◆She was an extraordinarily attractive girl.她是個非常迷人的女孩。■incredibleɪnˈkredəbl (informal) extremely large or extremely good極大的;極好的◆The prize money is an incredible $6 million.獎金是數額巨大的600萬元。◆The demand for the new product has been quite incredible.對這一新産品的需求已相當驚人。◆I felt an incredible sense of relief.我感到一種極大的解脫。▸incredibly
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◆incredibly attractive / boring極其誘人/無聊■exceptional ɪkˈsepʃənl unusually good or great傑出的;優秀的;卓越的◆Exceptional students are given free tuition.優秀學生免除學費。◆He was a man of exceptional personal warmth and charm.他是一個具有非凡熱情和個人魅力的人。▸exceptionally
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◆an exceptionally gifted child極具天賦的孩子■unbelievable ˌʌnbɪˈliːvəbl (informal) extreme; extremely bad or good難以置信的;驚人的;非常好(或壞)的◆The pain was unbelievable.痛苦至極。◆I've had three unbelievable years with the team.我和團隊度過了三年非常愉快的時光。◆It's unbelievable that(= very shocking) he was allowed to escape.令人震驚的是他竟獲許逃跑。▸unbelievably
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◆unbelievably beautiful / loud / painful美麗/響亮/痛苦得難以置信■phenomenalfəˈnɒmɪnl; NAmEfəˈnɑːmɪnlvery great or impressive了不起的;非凡的◆There was a phenomenal response to the appeal.這一呼籲引起了強烈反響。◆He has a phenomenal memory for facts and figures.他對事實和數字的記憶力超群。◆Exports have been phenomenal this year.今年出口量極大。 see also phenomenon ⇨ miracle▸phenomenally
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◆phenomenally successful極爲成功■unusual [only before noun] (written) unusually great or good傑出的;優秀的;卓越的◆He's a man of unusual strength and courage.他是個力量和勇氣非凡的男人。◆The conference has generated an unusual degree of interest.這次會議引起了非同尋常的關注。▸unusually
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◆an unusually talented designer才具超凡的設計師NOTE辨析 Exceptional or unusual?Exceptional is stronger in degree than unusual; sb/sth that is exceptional is very unusual. * exceptional比unusual程度更強,形容某人或某事物特别不同尋常。