colossus
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++co·los·sus /kəˈlɒsəs $ kəˈlɑː-/ noun [countable] BIGIMPORTANTsomeone or something that is extremely big or extremely important 巨人；巨物；伟人；极重要的人[物] an intellectual colossus like Leonardo 像列奥纳多这样的智慧巨人
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colossus• The merged bank will be a colossus.• They managed to destroy a colossus in a year.• This flawed titan bestrides the history of his age like a colossus.• Entertainment colossus MCA Inc. was purchased for $6.6 billion.Origin colossus (1300-1400) Latin “very large statue”, from Greek kolossosco·los·sus nounChineseSyllable
big is extremely or something Corpus or that extremely someone important
colossus
co‧los‧sus /kəˈlɒsəs $ kəˈlɑː-/
noun [countable]
an intellectual colossus like Leonardo
co‧los‧sus /kəˈlɒsəs $ kəˈlɑː-/
noun [countable] Date: 1300-1400
Language: Latin
Origin: __very large statue__, from Greek kolossos
someone or something that is extremely big or extremely important:Language: Latin
Origin: __very large statue__, from Greek kolossos