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profound

adjective
 
🔊/prəˈfaʊnd/
🔊/prəˈfaʊnd/
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  1.  
    very great; felt or experienced very strongly巨大的；深切的；深远的
    • profound changes in the earth’s climate地球气候的巨大变化
    • My father's death had a profound effect on us all.父亲的去世深深地影响了我们全家。🔊🔊
    • The news came as a profound shock.这消息真是令人震惊。
    • The report has profound implications for schools.该报告对学校具有深远的影响。
    • Her sense of disappointment was profound.她感到失望。
  2.  
    showing great knowledge or understanding知识渊博的；理解深刻的；深邃的
    • profound insights精辟的见解
    • a profound book深奥的书
    Extra Examples
    • His later articles were a little more profound.他后来的文章更加深刻。
    • I'm not quite sure what he means by that, but it sounds very profound.我不太确定他的意思，但这听起来很深刻。
  3.  
    needing a lot of study or thought艰深的；玄奥的
    • profound questions about life and death生死方面的玄奥问题
    • She always claimed there was nothing profound about her artwork.她总是声称自己的作品没有什么深远的意义。
  4. (medical医学) very serious; complete严重的；完全的；彻底的
    • profound disability严重残疾
    5. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French profund, from Latin profundus ‘deep’, from Latin pro ‘before’ + fundus ‘bottom’. The word was used earliest in the sense ‘showing deep insight’.