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bigness

/big-nis/US // ˈbɪg nɪs //

体积,巨大性,规模,巨大的

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the fact or condition of being large in size, extent, amount, etc.
    • : Chiefly New England. size.

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Examples

  • In a way, they need to make the case that, as in the past, at some point bigness in and of itself is a curse.

  • This is a time of expanding bigness in the art world, of noise, of numbers, of uber-artists, mixed-media, mega-collectors.

  • Railing against bigness is the easy part, as the Tea Party is now uncomfortably aware.

  • The power of bigness corrupts by spreading the twisted logic of bigness.

  • If absolute power corrupts absolutely, we might now understand that bigness works in a similar way.

  • The Liebeck jury intuited that the only way to punish this logic of bigness was to partake of it.

  • When he saw it and noted its bigness, he gave Alaeddin ten diners, which he took, and the Jew went his way.

  • "It isn't the bigness, dear; its the variety," replied the girl.

  • For, as natural philosophers, there is no bigness or littleness to you.

  • I say you're a fool and need a guardian—and from now on I'm going to make my bigness aboard here!

  • It would be only a manly thing for him to think this out, and save her from the results of her own blessed bigness of heart.