immense

• adj.巨大な、広大な; 限りない; 非常に良い

im-, not, non-, -mens, measure, 語源的にはmeterと同じ、測定可能。

immense

immense: see measure

immense (adj.)

early 15c., from Middle French immense (mid-14c.), from Latin immensus "immeasurable, boundless," from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + mensus "measured," past participle of metiri (see measure).

For instance, a long while every thing was immense great and immense little, immense handsome and immense ugly. Miss Tippet from the cloisters, could not drink tea with Master Parchment at the White Conduit-house, unless it was an immense fine day, yet probably it might rain so immense, there was no going without a coach. ["Town and Country Magazine" (in "Annual Register" for 1772)]

1. I 'd seen it before in people who held immense power.

私は以前、権力を握っている人にこのような状況を見たことがあります。

2.We are not in this to reap immense financial rewards.

私たちがこの仕事をしているのは、大きな経済的リターンを得るためではありません。

3.He said he retained immense regard and esteem for the prime minister.

彼はずっと首相を尊敬し敬慕してきたと言った。

4.The immense difficulties facing European businessmen in Russia were only too evident.

ロシアの欧州商人が直面している大きな困難は明らかである。

5.I think our main feeling would be of an immense gratitude.

私たちの心にあふれているのは強い感謝の気持ちだと思います。