giant
giant — 名詞
1. In old stories, a creature that looks like a human but is extremely tall and str
巨人
童話中身形高大的角色
In old stories, a creature that looks like a human but is extremely tall and strong, and is often cruel or frightening.
In the story, the giant lived at the top of a beanstalk.
故事裡，巨人住在豆莖的頂端。
fairy-tale setting: giant + beanstalk
A giant stepped out of the cave, and the children ran away quickly.
一個巨人從洞穴裡走了出來，孩子們趕緊跑走了。
A friendly giant once helped lost travelers find their way home, Quan's grandmother said.
Quan 的祖母說，從前有個友善的巨人曾幫助迷路的旅人找到回家的路。
Eli dressed as a giant for the school play, standing on wooden boxes.
Eli 踩著木箱，在學校話劇中扮演巨人。
- dwarf
a very small human-like creature in fairy tales
文法句型
giant + verb
a + giant
用法筆記
In modern English this sense is mainly used in fairy tales, children's books, and films. Outside those contexts, people use 'giant' figuratively — see senses 2 and 3 below.
常見錯誤
2. A real person who is much taller and bigger than most other people.
巨漢；高個子
身材異常高大的人
A real person who is much taller and bigger than most other people.
Christopher is a gentle giant who plays basketball for the national team.
Christopher 是個溫柔的巨漢，在國家隊打籃球。
collocation: gentle giant
The crowd parted to let the giant through the narrow doorway.
群眾讓出一條路，讓那個高個子穿過狹窄的門口。
At nearly two metres tall, Karim was used to people calling him a giant.
Karim 快兩公尺高，早就習慣被人叫大個子了。
Rachid felt like a giant standing next to his younger cousins.
Rachid 站在表弟妹旁邊，覺得自己像個巨人。
- dwarf
a person of unusually short stature; now often considered offensive in direct reference to people
文法句型
a + giant
giant + of + noun
用法筆記
Calling someone a 'giant' because of their height can be friendly or admiring ('a gentle giant') but may also sound rude if used as a direct label without context. The phrase 'a giant of a man' is a common, neutral alternative.
常見錯誤
3. A person, company, or organization that is extremely successful and has great in
巨擘；龍頭
極具影響力的人物或企業
A person, company, or organization that is extremely successful and has great influence in a particular area.
The technology giant announced a new electric car at the conference.
這家科技巨擘在會議上發表了一款新的電動車。
collocation: technology / tech giant
One of the biggest retail giants in Asia offered Jason a job.
亞洲最大的零售龍頭之一給了 Jason 一份工作。
collocation: retail giant
Local shops cannot compete with the giant of online shopping.
當地商店無法與這家線上購物巨擘競爭。
The publishing giant bought several smaller book companies last year.
這家出版龍頭去年收購了好幾家小型圖書公司。
Isabela studied the work of Picasso, a giant of modern art.
Isabela 研究了 Picasso 的作品——他是現代藝術的巨擘。
文法句型
[field] + giant
giant + of + [field]
用法筆記
Often combined with a field name before it ('tech giant', 'pharmaceutical giant', 'media giant') or after it with 'of' ('a giant of the film industry'). Can describe both individual people and large organizations.
常見錯誤
giant — 形容詞
1. Very large in size, amount, or importance — for example, a giant company, a gian
巨大的
尺寸、規模或重要性極大的
Very large in size, amount, or importance — for example, a giant company, a giant wave, or a giant step forward.
A giant sign outside the store showed the name of the company.
商店外面有一個巨大的招牌，上面寫著公司名稱。
Manuela took a giant step forward and reached the other side of the stream.
Manuela 跨出巨大的一步，踏到了溪流的對岸。
collocation: giant step / leap
A giant wave crashed over the fishing boat, but everyone was safe.
一道巨浪打翻了漁船，不過每個人都平安無事。
Ezra made a giant mistake by forgetting to lock the back door.
Ezra 忘了鎖後門，鑄下了一個大錯。
Rachel helped her team make a giant improvement to the computer system.
Rachel 協助團隊大幅改進了電腦系統。
文法句型
giant + noun
用法筆記
Used as an attributive adjective only (before a noun). More common in informal and journalistic writing than in formal academic prose. For physical size, 'huge' and 'enormous' are more neutral alternatives; for abstract importance, 'enormous' or 'immense' may sound more formal.