名詞 giant:

1. any creature of exceptional size
2. a person of exceptional importance and reputation
   同義詞：colossus, behemoth, heavyweight, titan
3. an unusually large enterprise
4. a very large person; impressive in size or qualities
   同義詞：hulk, heavyweight, whale
5. someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful
   同義詞：goliath, behemoth, monster, colossus
6. an imaginary figure of superhuman size and strength; appears in folklore and fair tales
7. a very bright star of large diameter and low density (relative to the Sun)
   同義詞：giant star

形容詞 giant:

1. of great mass; huge and bulky
   同義詞：elephantine, gargantuan, jumbo

1. Ba jin is a literary giant.
   巴金是一位文壇巨匠。
2. The hero smote the giant with his sword.
   英雄用劍猛劈巨人。
3. Shakespeare is a giant among writers.
   莎士比亞是作家中的大文豪。

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n.（名詞）

A person or thing of great size.
巨人，巨物：巨大的人或物
A person of extraordinary power, significance, or importance:
偉人，卓越人物：具有非凡力量、意義或重要性的人：
例句：
a giant in the field of physics; an intellectual giant.
物理學(xué)界的巨人；智慧出眾人物

Greek Mythology One of a race of humanlike beings of enormous strength and stature who were destroyed in battle with the Olympians.
【希臘神話】 巨人：一個象人類一樣具有巨大力量和身高的人種，在與奧林匹亞人的戰(zhàn)斗中被毀滅
A being in folklore or myth similar to one of these beings.
巨人：民間傳說或神話中與以上的人種相似的人
adj.（形容詞）
Marked by exceptionally great size, magnitude, or power:
巨大的，龐大的：在外形、數(shù)量和力量方面特別巨大：
例句：
a giant wave; a giant impact.
巨大的波浪；巨大的沖擊力

來源：
Middle English
中古英語
from Old French geant, jaiant
源自 古法語 geant, jaiant
from Vulgar Latin *gag3s gagant-
源自 俗拉丁語 *gag3s gagant-
from Latin gig3s
源自 拉丁語 gig3s
from Greek gigas
源自 希臘語 gigas