mega
mega — 形容詞
1. extremely large in size, amount, or very impressive in quality — used in informa
超棒；巨大
非正式用語，形容非常好或非常大
extremely large in size, amount, or very impressive in quality — used in informal conversation to show excitement or emphasis.
Caleb threw a mega party for his thirtieth birthday with over a hundred guests.
Caleb 為了慶祝三十歲生日舉辦了一場超棒的派對，賓客超過百人。
attributive use: mega + noun (party)
The new shopping centre is absolutely mega — it has more than two hundred shops.
那間新購物中心超大——有兩百多家商店。
predicative use: be mega after linking verb
Noor got a mega bonus after finishing the project two months ahead of schedule.
Noor 比預定時間早了兩個月完成專案，獲得了一筆巨額獎金。
That concert was mega; the main band played for nearly three hours.
那場演唱會超讚，樂團表演了將近三個小時。
The company reported a mega profit in the last quarter of the year.
該公司去年最後一季報告了巨額獲利。
文法句型
be mega
mega + noun
用法筆記
Frequently used in casual speech and social media, but rarely in formal or academic writing.
常見錯誤
mega — 構詞成分
1. used before a noun to describe a physical structure, place, or facility that is
巨大；大型
附加在名詞前，表示規模極大
used before a noun to describe a physical structure, place, or facility that is much larger or more powerful than the usual kind — for example, a megacity, a megastore, or a megadam.
Tokyo is a true megacity with over thirty-seven million residents.
東京是名副其實的巨型城市，居民超過三千七百萬人。
mega- + city: describing an extremely large urban area
A new megastore opened near our house, selling everything from books to furniture.
我們家附近開了一間大型量販店，從書籍到家電應有盡有。
The country's first megadam can supply electricity to millions of homes.
該國第一座巨型水壩能為數百萬戶家庭供電。
The construction of a new megaport will change trade routes across the region.
興建新的大型港口將改變整個區域的貿易路線。
A megafarm in Nebraska produces enough grain to feed a small country.
內布拉斯加州的一座大型農場生產的糧食足以養活一個小國家。
- mini
the opposite combining form for small-scale things (minicity, ministore)
文法句型
mega- + noun (structures, places, facilities)
用法筆記
Forms compound nouns without a hyphen (megacity, megastore). Unlike the prefix sense, this combining form attaches to ordinary nouns for places and structures rather than scientific units.
常見錯誤
2. used before a noun to describe a person, product, or event that is far more succ
超級；頂級
附加在名詞前，表示同類中表現最突出的
used before a noun to describe a person, product, or event that is far more successful or famous than any others in the same category — for example, a megastar, a megahit, or a megaseller.
Élise became a true megastar after her latest album sold ten million copies.
Élise 的最新專輯賣出一千萬張，成為真正的超級巨星。
mega- + star: a performer who surpasses all others in fame
The film was a megahit, earning over a billion dollars worldwide.
那部電影大受歡迎，全球票房超過十億美元。
The company's new gadget became a megaseller during the holiday season.
該公司的新產品在假期期間成為超級暢銷品。
Within months of its release, the designer's handbag collection became a megahit across Asia.
該設計師的手提包系列上市幾個月內就在亞洲成為超級熱銷品。
- super
used in similar compounds (superstar, superhit); slightly less emphatic
- top
can be used as a modifier (top star, top seller); not a combining form
- blockbuster
only used of films, shows, or products; more informal
文法句型
mega- + noun (people, products, events)
用法筆記
Frequently used in entertainment and marketing contexts. A megastar has achieved the highest level of fame; a megahit has had extraordinary commercial success. Distinguish from LARGE-SCALE sense (sense 1), which describes physical size rather than exceptional quality or success.
常見錯誤
3. used before a noun of measurement to mean one million (10⁶) of that unit — most
百萬
在數位科技中表示一百萬個單位
used before a noun of measurement to mean one million (10⁶) of that unit — most often in computing terms such as megabyte and megapixel.
Each photo on my phone takes up about three megabytes of storage space.
我手機上的每張照片大約佔用三 MB 的儲存空間。
megabyte: one million bytes of digital data
The new camera has a resolution of two hundred megapixels.
這台新相機有兩億畫素的解析度。
This video game is over fifty gigabytes, not just a few megabytes.
這款電玩遊戲超過五十 GB，不只是幾 MB 而已。
The file is five hundred kilobytes — that is half of one megabyte.
這個檔案是五百 KB——也就是 0.5 MB。
文法句型
mega- + noun (byte, pixel, hertz)
用法筆記
In computing, one megabyte can be either 1,000,000 bytes (decimal) or 1,048,576 bytes (binary), depending on context. For most everyday usage, the simple 'one million' meaning is sufficient. Distinguish from the MEASUREMENT UNIT prefix sense (prefix/1), which is used with formal scientific units (hertz, watt) rather than digital data terms.
常見錯誤
mega — 字首
1. used before a scientific unit to mean one million (10⁶) times that unit — for ex
百萬倍
加在科學單位前，表示一百萬倍
used before a scientific unit to mean one million (10⁶) times that unit — for example, megahertz (one million hertz) or megawatt (one million watts).
The radio station broadcasts at a frequency of ninety-eight megahertz.
該廣播電台以九十八百萬赫的頻率播放節目。
megahertz: one million hertz, used for radio frequencies
A typical lightning strike releases about one thousand megawatts of power.
一次典型的閃電約釋放一千百萬瓦的能量。
Daichi calculated that the signal was transmitted at four hundred megahertz.
Daichi 計算出該訊號以四百百萬赫的頻率傳送。
The power station can generate five hundred megawatts of electricity each hour.
這座發電廠每小時可產生五百百萬瓦的電力。
- micro
the opposite SI prefix meaning one-millionth
文法句型
mega- + unit of measurement (hertz, watt, ton)
用法筆記
This is a standard SI (International System of Units) prefix and is used in formal scientific and engineering writing. Unlike the combining form MILLION UNITS sense (combining form/3), which is mainly used with digital data terms, this prefix attaches to formal measurement units across physics and engineering.
常見錯誤
2. used before a noun to describe an event, business agreement, or project of extra
大型；巨型
加在事件、合約等名詞前，表示規模龐大
used before a noun to describe an event, business agreement, or project of extraordinarily large scale or importance — for example, a megadeal, a megaproject, or a megamerger.
The government announced a megaproject to build high-speed rail across the island.
政府宣布了一項大型計劃，要興建貫穿全島的高速鐵路。
megaproject: a project of extraordinary scale and investment
Hassan signed a megacontract with a major sports brand worth millions.
Hassan 與一家大型運動品牌簽署了一份價值數百萬的巨型合約。
The merger was a megadeal that changed the entire banking industry.
那場合併案是一筆改變整個銀行業的超級交易。
The two companies announced a megamerger valued at over thirty billion dollars.
這兩家公司宣布了一場合併案，價值超過三百億美元。
- mega- (LARGE-SCALE sense)
combining form/1 covers physical structures; this prefix covers abstract business and project entities
文法句型
mega- + noun (deal, project, merger, contract)
用法筆記
Common in business news and media reporting. Unlike the LARGE-SCALE combining form sense (combining form/1), which refers to physical structures (megacity, megastore), this prefix attaches to nouns for agreements, events, and projects.