1N-UNCOUNT 庞大;巨大 If you refer to the enormity of something that you consider to be a problem or difficulty, you are referring to its very great size, extent, or seriousness. 庞大;巨大
I was numbed by the enormity of the responsibility. [+ of]
责任之大让我惊慌失措。
He was anxious about the enormity of the task ahead.
ADJECTIVE | VERB + ENORMITYADJECTIVE➤full, sheer十足的惡行;極度的龐大◇It took time for the full enormity of the attack to sink in.需要一定的時間人們才能充分認識到這場襲擊的嚴重惡果。VERB + ENORMITY➤appreciate, grasp, realize, recognize, understand領悟到⋯的巨大;認識到⋯的艱巨;意識到⋯的嚴重性;瞭解到⋯的嚴重性◇It's difficult to grasp the sheer enormity of the tragedy.很難真正理解這場悲劇的嚴重程度。➤bring home使認識到嚴重性;使深切體會到艱巨性◇Her words brought home the enormity of what was happening.她的話讓人意識到所發生事情的嚴重性。