How to use the word Vast and Massive?

2006-11-20 11:46 pm
i read an news recently. while i was reading i found myself having a hard time to determine the word Vast and Massive.

Quote= "Standing between a stable US economy and one mired in crisis are Asia's vast dollar holdings."

Quote= "They keep interest rates low so that the United States can manage massive current- account and budget deficits."
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2006-11-21 12:09 am
✔ 最佳答案
其實2字實在差不多
有時候也可互用
eg: I spend a massive amount of money in building this house.
= I spend a vast amount of money in building this house.
要分的話
Vast在數量描述是比 massive 大的
Massive 一字亦常破壞性 / 較負面的意思
= unusually large, powerful, or damaging
My phone bill is going to be massive this month.
There is massive increases in the number of homelessClub members can get a massive discount of £50.
John suffered a massive stroke. (massive stroke/massive heart attack)
I had a massive argument with her.

還有如果要在 majority前加 vast 或 massive
那一定是 vast majority (usage)
即絕大部份/絕大多數
= the vast majority (of something)
used when you want to emphasize that something is true about almost all of a group of people or things
The vast majority of books on the subject are complete rubbish.

Massive (adj.)
= very large in size, amount or number:
They've got a massive house.
She died after taking a massive overdose of drugs.
If the drought continues, deaths will occur on a massive scale.
= very large, solid, and heavy
The bell is massive, weighing over 40 tons.
The castle's massive walls

Vast (adj.)
= extremely big (同義詞 huge)
The amount of detail the book contains is vast.
= vast amounts/numbers/quantities/sums etc (of something)
The government will have to borrow vast amounts of money.
The refugees come across the border in vast numbers .
= vast areas/expanses/tracts etc (of something)
vast areas of rainforest
In the past five years, there has been a vast improvement in graduation rates.


參考: DICTIONARY


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