源自中古英語 large,源自古法語 large,源自拉丁語 larga,largus (“富余的,大量的,大的,多的”)的阴性形式,最终词源不详。很大程度上取代了中古英語 stoor, stour (“大的”)(源自古英語 stōr)和muchel (“大的”)(源自古英語 myċel)。
large (比較級 larger,最高級 largest)
- 大的,巨大的,非常的
Russia is a large country. The fruit-fly has large eyes for its body size. He has a large collection of stamps.- 俄罗斯是一个很大的国家。 果蝇的眼睛相对于其体型来说很大。 他收藏了很多邮票。
- (尤指服饰、食品或饮品) 大号的,大型的
- (棄用) 充足的,富余的
- 近義詞:abundant、ample
- (古舊) 啰嗦的
- 近義詞:diffuse、profuse
1485, Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur Book XX, Chapter xj, leaf 408r-v:And where hit please yow to saye that I haue holden my lady youre Quene yeres and wynters / vnto that I shal euer make a large ansuer
"And where it please you to say that I have holden my lady your queen years and winters, unto that I shall ever make a large answer"- (請為本引文添加中文翻譯)
1711, Henry Felton, Dissertation on Reading the Classics:I might be very large upon the importance and advantages of education.- (請為本引文添加中文翻譯)
- (棄用) 自由的,无拘无束的,没有负担的
- 近義詞:free、unencumbered
- Template:RQ:Fairfax Godfrey of Bulloigne
- (棄用,指谈吐) 不拘小节的
- Template:RQ:Shakespeare Much Ado About Nothing
- (航海) 顺的 (指风,与船的龙骨成直角的)
- as large as life, larger than life
- bulk large
- by and large
- diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
- enlarge
- extra extra extra large
- extra extra large
- extra large
- extra-large
- give it large
- go large
- have it large
- large and in charge
- large blue
- large bonito
- large bowel
- large breasts
- large cap
- large charge
- large chequered skipper
- large format
- large grizzled skipper
- large-group awareness training
- large group awareness training
- large-handed
- large-handedly
- large-handedness
- large-headed water snake
- large-hearted
- large-heartedly
- large-heartedness
- large heath
- large intestine
- large it, large it up
- large language model
- largely
- large-minded
- largen
- largeness
- large offspring syndrome
- large quasar group
- large-scale
- large scale
- large scale integration
- large seal script
- large skipper
- largesome
- large-tailed antshrike
- large tortoiseshell
- large twayblade
- large white
- largish
- law of large numbers
- live large
- loom large
- programming in the large
- ultra large crude carrier
- ultra large scale integration
- very large crude carrier
- very-large-scale integration
- very large scale integration
- writ large
large (可數 和 不可數,複數 larges)
- (音樂,棄用) 一个弃用音符,等于2个长音符,4个二全音符,或8个全音符
- (棄用) 慷慨
- (俚語,---->large}-) 一千元 (美元或英镑)
Getting a car tricked out like that will cost you 50 large.- 把车装饰成那样得花你五千块钱。
1991, Stephen King, Needful Things:"We'll call you anything we want," Dave said. "You owe us eighty-five large, Ace, and what we've got for collateral on that money so far is a shitload of Arm & Hammer baking soda worth about a buck-fifty. We'll call you Hubert J. Motherfucker if we want to."- (請為本引文添加中文翻譯)
- (不可數,尤指服饰、食品或饮品) 大号,大型
- 近義詞:L
- (可數,尤指服饰、食品或饮品) 大号物品
One small coffee and two larges, please.- 来一小杯加两大杯咖啡。
- (可數,尤指服饰) 能穿大号衣服的人
繼承自古法語 large,源自拉丁語 largus、larga、largum (“富余的,大量的,大的,多的”)。阴性形式得到了继承,但阳性形式largum(阳性和中兴主格)发展为古法语larc,后不再使用。
large (複數 larges)
- 宽的
- 大的
- 慷慨的
- de long en large
- en long en large
- large d’esprit
- ratisser large
large m (複數 larges)
- 外海,公海
- 近義詞:haute mer
- 宽度
- 近義詞:largeur
- 安地列斯克里奧爾語: laj
- 海地克里奧爾語: laj
- 加里布納語: laj
- 路易斯安那克里奧爾法語: laj, larj
largē (比较级 largius,最高级 largissimē)
- 慷慨地
- 丰富地
- 非常
- large in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879
- “large”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891年) An Elementary Latin Dictionary,New York:Harper & Brothers
源自古法語 large,源自拉丁語 largus (“富余的,大量的,大的,多的”)。
- large d'bord、large d'run (“broad in the beam”)
- largement (“widely”)
large m (複數 larges)
- (澤西,航海) 公海,远洋
- 近義詞:plieine mé
large m (斜格及主格陰性單數 large)
- 慷慨的
- 大的
- 宽的(用来与高度、长度区分)