profound

英 [prə'faʊnd] 美 [prə'faʊnd]

• adj. 深奥的；渊博的；极度的；意义深远的

双解释义

adj. (形容词)

1. [A] 深度的；深切的；深远的

   deep;complete

2. 知识渊博的，见解深刻的,深奥的

   having or showing thorough knowledge and deep understanding

英英释义

Adjective:

1. showing intellectual penetration or emotional depth;

   "the differences are profound"
   "a profound insight"
   "a profound book"
   "a profound mind"
   "profound contempt"
   "profound regret"
   

2. of the greatest intensity; complete;

   "a profound silence"
   "a state of profound shock"
   

3. far-reaching and thoroughgoing in effect especially on the nature of something;

   "the fundamental revolution in human values that has occurred"
   "the book underwent fundamental changes"
   "committed the fundamental error of confusing spending with extravagance"
   "profound social changes"
   

4. coming from deep within one;

   "a profound sigh"
   

5. (of sleep) deep and complete;

   "a heavy sleep"
   "fell into a profound sleep"
   "a sound sleeper"
   "deep wakeless sleep"
   

6. situated at or extending to great depth; too deep to have been sounded or plumbed;

   "the profound depths of the sea"
   "the dark unfathomed caves of ocean"
   "unplumbed depths of the sea"
   "remote and unsounded caverns"
   

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. Beauty is but superficial while mind is profound.
   美貌是肤浅的,而思想才是深邃的。
2. I was impressed by his devotion to his research but I didn't have the slightest interest in his profound theories.
   给我留下了很深印象,但我对他那些深奥的理论丝毫不感兴趣。
3. Our professor is a man of profound learning.
   我们的教授是一个学识渊博的人。
4. Reading makes a full man, meditation a profound man, discourse a clear man.
   阅读培养学问丰富的人,思考培养见识深刻的人,演讲培养思路清晰的人。
5. The rape of the countryside had a profound ravage on them.
   对乡村的掠夺给他们造成严重创伤。
6. Strange creatures live in the profound depths of the ocean.
   大洋深处生活着奇异的生物。
7. Since losing his job, he has often experienced a profound sense of ennui.
   他自从失业以来，常觉百无聊赖。
8. Finally, we want to take this opportunity to beg him to convey our profound friendship and best regards to his people.
   最后，我想借此机会请汤姆逊教授转达我们深厚的友谊，并表示对他的同胞良好的祝愿。
9. It will bring the world together for a global conversation about some of the most profound common challenges we face.
   此次盛会将促成对全世界共同面对的问题的探讨,意义深远。
10. In just a few short years, globalization has started a variety of trends with profound consequences.
    在短短几年中,全球化引发了不同的趋势,伴随而来是深远的后果。

常见句型

用作形容词 (adj.)

用作定语

～+ n.

1. A profound silence prevailed over all.
   深沉的静默笼罩着一切。
2. He has always born a profound feeling for his home village.
   他对自己的家乡一直怀有深厚的感情。
3. All at once he fell into a state of profound melancholy.
   他立即陷入无尽的忧思之中。
4. He has a profound knowledge of mathematics.
   他数学知识渊博。
5. In the book he gave a profound analysis of the political struggle inside the party.
   他在书中深刻分析了党内的政治斗争。
6. Physics is a profound theory.
   物理学是一门深奥的学问。

经典引文

• A profound knowledge of Scottish songs, both words and tunes.

  出自： J. Buchan

• My profound analysis of the military situation.

  出自： G. Vidal

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)

～+名词

• the profound depths of the ocean 海洋的最深处
• profound mind 渊博的头脑

词义辨析

adj. (形容词)

profound, deep

• 这两个词的共同意思是“深刻的”,都可以表示理论的深奥、学问的渊博及感情的深厚等。其区别在于:
• 1.deep可以用于具体事物,而profound则不能。例如:
• The river is ten meters deep.这河有10米深。
• 2.deep可表示颜色之深,而profound则不可以。例如:
• He has deep brown eyes.他有一双深棕色的眼睛。
• 3.profound是正式用语, deep为一般用语。例如:
• We all have profound admiration and respect for him.我们都非常钦佩和尊敬他。

deep，profound

• 这两个形容词都有表示“深的”之意。
• deep普通用词，指由上到下，或由表及里的深度，可指具体或抽象事物。
• profound语气较强，较为庄重，多指抽象的事物，多用于比喻。

词源解说

• ☆ 1300年进入英语，直接源自中古法语的profund；最初源自古典拉丁语的profundus：pro (前） + fundus (底部），意为深的，无底的。

近反义词

【近义词】

• deep 深的
• extreme 极度的
• great 很好的
• intense 强大的
• serious 严肃的
• thoughtful 深思的
• reflective 反射的
• philosophical 哲学的
• weighty 重要的
• insightful 有深刻见解的...
• overwhelming 势不可挡的
• overpowering 压倒性的
• acute 严重的
• sincere 真诚的
• abstruse 深奥的
• wise 聪明的
• heartfelt 衷心的
• studious 好学的
• significant 重要的
• learned 有学问的
• mysterious 神秘的
• intellectual 凭理智做事者...
• sage 圣人
• hearty 亲切友好的
• wakeless (睡眠)熟的
• unsounded 未经探测的
• heavy 大(量)的
• fundamental 基本的
• unfathomed 深不可测的
• unplumbed 深度未用铅锤测量过的...
• sound 声音

【反义词】

• shallow 浅的
• superficial 表面的

派生词

adj.(形容词)

• profoundly adv. 深深地，深切地