redoubtable
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++re·doubt·a·ble /rɪˈdaʊtəbəl/ adjective literary ALFRIGHTENEDsomeone who is redoubtable is a person you respect or fear 令人敬畏的 He had never met a more redoubtable fighter. 他从未遇见过如此令人敬畏的斗士。
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redoubtable• She was rechristened Nancy Blackett in honour of the redoubtable Amazon pirate who had, in a sense, paid for her.• He was a redoubtable debater with a caustic tongue in polemics and a nice touch in irony in writing.• Then a flaring swish as its propellant ignited, accelerating it helter-skelter accumulating redoubtable kinetic energy.• Smiles all round as Alton men thankfully take possession against the redoubtable ladies.• Nevertheless I had a brief affair with the redoubtable Maud.• It is sponsored by champagne house Veuve Clicquot, founded by the redoubtable Mme Clicquot.• All the same, Amstrad seems to be an unnecessarily tough test, even for the redoubtable Mr Potter.• Then came the Edrichs and the redoubtable Rought-Roughts.Origin redoubtable (1300-1400) French redouter “to fear”, from douter “to doubt”re·doubt·a·ble adjectiveChineseSyllable
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redoubtable
re‧doubt‧a‧ble /rɪˈdaʊtəbəl/
adjective literary
He had never met a more redoubtable fighter.
re‧doubt‧a‧ble /rɪˈdaʊtəbəl/
adjective literary Date: 1300-1400
Language: French
Origin: redouter __to fear__, from douter __to doubt__
someone who is redoubtable is a person you respect or fear:Language: French
Origin: redouter __to fear__, from douter __to doubt__