fabulous

fabulous — adjective

1. extremely enjoyable, impressive, or of very high quality — the most common use o

1.形容詞B1
釋義

extremely enjoyable, impressive, or of very high quality — the most common use of the word, expressing strong admiration or delight.

例句

The food at Soraya's wedding was absolutely fabulous — every dish was perfectly cooked.

absolutely fabulous — intensifier pattern

Amihan just got a fabulous job offer from a design company in Tokyo.

fabulous + noun (job offer) — attributive use

同義詞
  • wonderful

    more neutral in tone; less emphatic than 'fabulous'

  • fantastic

    similar register and strength; interchangeable in most contexts

  • amazing

    slightly more informal and often used for surprising rather than purely positive qualities

  • terrific

    common in American English; slightly dated in British English

反義詞
  • terrible

    direct opposite; describes something very bad

  • awful

    informal opposite; describes something unpleasant

文法句型

be + fabulous

fabulous + noun

用法筆記

Very common in informal and conversational English. Can stand alone as an enthusiastic one-word exclamation: 'Fabulous!'

常見錯誤

❌The hotel had a fabulous swimming pool with comfortable rooms.
✅The hotel had a fabulous swimming pool and comfortable rooms.
💡'fabulous' describes quality, not physical size; keep it for things you admire, not neutral features.

2. so large in amount, size, or degree that it surprises or impresses you — used es

2.形容詞B2
釋義

so large in amount, size, or degree that it surprises or impresses you — used especially for sums of money, fortunes, or quantities.

例句

The company's founder amassed a fabulous fortune before turning forty.

fabulous + fortune — typical quantity collocation

Nikhil paid a fabulous price for that vintage guitar — nearly nine thousand dollars.

同義詞
  • enormous

    neutral term for physical size or quantity; no suggestion of luxury or admiration

  • immense

    more formal; emphasises how hard it is to measure the scale

  • colossal

    dramatic and slightly informal; suggests shock at the size

反義詞
  • tiny

    direct opposite for physical size or amount

  • modest

    opposite for sums of money; suggests a small or reasonable amount

文法句型

fabulous + noun (wealth, sum, amount, fortune)

用法筆記

Almost always appears before nouns related to money, value, or size. Not typically used predicatively: 'The sum was fabulous' sounds old-fashioned. Prefer attributive placement: 'a fabulous sum of money.'

常見錯誤

❌My homework was a fabulous amount of work.
✅I had a huge amount of homework.
💡The 'enormous' sense of 'fabulous' is reserved for impressive, often luxurious quantities (money, fortune), not everyday loads.

3. belonging to the world of myths, legends, or fables rather than to real life — u

3.形容詞C1
釋義

belonging to the world of myths, legends, or fables rather than to real life — used for creatures, beings, or places that appear in traditional stories.

例句

The old story tells of fabulous creatures like three-headed dogs that guarded hidden treasure.

fabulous + creatures — literary collocation

Eshe loved reading about fabulous lands where animals could speak and trees bore jewels.

同義詞
  • mythical

    more academic and specific to mythology; 'fabulous' sounds more literary and story-like

  • legendary

    can describe both famous real people and mythical beings; broader than 'fabulous'

  • fantastical

    emphasises strangeness and imagination; less tied to traditional stories

反義詞
  • real

    direct opposite; existing in actual life

  • historical

    opposite in the sense of documented reality rather than story

文法句型

fabulous + creature / beast / being

fabulous + land / world / realm

用法筆記

This is the original historical sense, related to 'fable'. Less common in everyday speech today — learners are more likely to encounter it in literature or mythology discussions.