enormously

/iˈnɔɹməsɫi/, /ɪˈnɔɹməsɫi/ adv C1 ✓

Extremely, greatly: to an enormous degree.

Word Origin From Latin ex- 'out of' + norma 'rule, pattern' — literally 'out of the norm.' Enormously means 'to an extreme degree, beyond normal.' The root norma gives us normal, abnormal, and normative. The breakdown e+norm+ous+ly shows the prefix e- (ex-), root norm, and suffixes. So something enormous is so big it breaks the measuring stick.

adv Extremely, greatly: to an enormous degree. C1 ✓

The new policy has enormously improved our productivity.

(副词) 极其;非常;极度;巨大地;极大地 【极其地】

新政策极大地提高了我们的生产力。

(adverbio) enormemente; extremadamente; sobremanera; grandemente; muchísimo [Extremadamente, enormemente: en un grado enorme.]

La nueva política ha mejorado enormemente nuestra productividad.

(adverbe) énormément; extrêmement; considérablement; immensément; grandement [Énormément, à un degré considérable.]

La nouvelle politique a enormously amélioré notre productivité.

(Adverb) enorm; außerordentlich; gewaltig [In extrem hohem Maße; außerordentlich stark oder intensiv.]

Die neue Richtlinie hat unsere Produktivität **enormously** verbessert.

(副詞) 非常に、はるかに、莫大な程度に。

新しい方針によって、私たちの生産性は飛躍的に向上した。

(advérbio) enormemente; imensamente; muitíssimo; extremamente; grandemente [Extremamente, grandemente: em grau enorme.]

A nova política melhorou enormemente nossa produtividade.

adv Shockingly. C1 ✓

The amount of waste produced was enormously shocking.

(副词) 惊人地;骇人地;令人震惊地

产生的废物数量惊人地令人震惊。

(adverbio) de manera impactante; escandalosamente; pasmosamente; chocantemente [De manera impactante o chocante.]

La cantidad de residuos producidos fue enormemente impactante.

(adverbe) effroyablement; terriblement; scandaleusement; de manière choquante; épouvantablement [De manière choquante, effroyablement.]

La quantité de déchets produite était enormously choquante.

(Adverb) erschreckend; unerhört [Auf eine Weise, die Erschrecken oder Bestürzung auslöst; in einem Maße, das überraschend oder alarmierend ist.]

Die Menge des produzierten Abfalls war **enormously** erschreckend.

(副詞) 衝撃的に、驚くほどに。

生み出された廃棄物の量は、衝撃的ともいえるほど驚くべきものだった。

(advérbio) chocantemente; escandalosamente [De modo chocante.]

A quantidade de lixo produzido era enormemente chocante.

Word parts: e + norm + ous + ly

Common collocations

vary verb help verb increase verb grow verb successful adj popular adj important adj enjoy verb benefit verb influential adj improve verb differ verb

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