great in amount, size, importance, etc.相当多（或大、重要等）的 synonym significant- The project wasted a considerable amount of time and money.那项工程耗费了相当多的时间和资金。🔊🔊
- Damage to the building was considerable.对这栋建筑物的损坏相当严重。🔊🔊
- Considerable progress has been made in finding a cure for the disease.在寻找这种疾病的疗法上取得了重大进展。
Extra Examples- They can run quite considerable distances.他们可以跑很远的距离。
- Caring for elderly relatives requires considerable moral courage.照顾年长的亲属需要相当的道德勇气。
- The animal was in considerable distress.这只动物痛苦不堪。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryConsiderable is used with these nouns: - accomplishment
- accuracy
- achievement
- …
See full entry Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘capable of being considered’): from medieval Latin considerabilis ‘worthy of consideration’, from Latin considerare ‘examine’, perhaps based on sidus, sider- ‘star’.