English Dictionary

massive

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈmæs.ɪv/

形容詞

くだけた表現 口語 アイルランド英語 小辞

Very large in size or extent. / Very large or bulky and heavy and solid. / (informal) To a very great extent; total, utter. / (colloquial) Of particularly exceptional quality or value; awesome.

日本語の意味

非常に大きい、広大な / 非常に大きく、がっしりとした重さや堅牢さを併せ持つ / 極めて～な、徹底的に～な / 抜群の、素晴らしい品質や価値を有する

The massive satellite dish pivoted slowly to track the incoming signal.

非常に大きな衛星アンテナがゆっくりと回転して受信信号を追跡した。

意味（1）

Very large in size or extent.

Compared to its counterparts from World War II, the Abrams main battle tank is truly massive.

意味（2）

Very large or bulky and heavy and solid.

A massive comet or asteroid appears to have ended the era of the dinosaurs.

意味（3）

(informal) To a very great extent; total, utter.

Notwithstanding Catherine's assurances, I was apprehensive about meeting Denys, worried that I would come off as a massive idiot […]

意味（4）

(colloquial) Of particularly exceptional quality or value; awesome.

Did you see Colbert last night? He was massive!

意味（5）

(colloquial, informal, Ireland) Outstanding, beautiful.

Your dress is massive, love. Where did you get it?

意味（6）

(medicine) Affecting a large portion of the body, or severe.

a massive heart attack

意味（7）

(physics) Having a large mass.

Young Jupiter was smacked head-on by massive newborn planet […] The only scenario that resulted in a core-density profile similar to what Juno measures today is a head-on impact with a planetary embryo about 10 times more massive than Earth, Liu said.

意味（8）

(physics, of a particle) Having any mass.

Some bosons are massive while others are massless.

意味（9）

(geology) Homogenous, unstructured.

意味（10）

(mineralogy) Not having an obvious crystalline structure.

more massive （ comparative ）

most massive （ superlative ）