phenomenal(adj.)
1803年,“与现象有关或具有现象性质的”,是一个混合词,由 phenomenon 和 -al(1)组成。意思是“引人注目的,非凡的,令人兴奋的奇迹”,始于1850年。
[Phenomenal] is a metaphysical term with a use of its own. To divert it from this proper use to a job for which it is not needed, by making it do duty for remarkable, extraordinary, or prodigious, is a sin against the English language. [Fowler]
[Phenomenal] is 一个形而上学的术语,有其自己的用途。通过让它代替 remarkable, extraordinary 或 prodigious 等不需要它的工作,是对英语的一种罪过。[福勒]
相关词汇: Phenomenally。
该词起源时间:1803年