enormity
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If you refer to the enormity of something that you consider to be a problem or difficulty, you are referring to its very great size, extent, or seriousness. 艰巨性; 严重性
noun [抽象名词] （处境、问题、事件等的）艰巨性，严重性；庞大，巨大；暴行，滔天罪行；凶暴，穷凶极恶；重要性
I was numbed by the enormity of the responsibility. 我对责任的艰巨性感到不知所措。
e(出) + norm(正常) + ity → 出了正常状态 → 极恶； 暴行； 巨大
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- It was not long before I realized the enormity of my faux pas. 没过多久我就发现了我有多么的失礼。
- ...the enormity of the disaster. …灾难的深重。
- The full enormity of the crime has not yet been revealed. 这一罪行的严重性还没有充分揭示出来。