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profound 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Adjective
/prəˈfound/,/prō-/,
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profounder, comparative; profoundest, superlative;
  1. (of a state, quality, or emotion) Very great or intense
    • - profound social changes
    • - profound feelings of disquiet
  2. (of a disease or disability) Very severe; deep-seated
    • - a case of profound liver failure
  3. (of a person or statement) Having or showing great knowledge or insight
    • - a profound philosopher
  4. (of a subject or thought) Demanding deep study or thought
    • - expressing profound truths in simple language
  5. At, from, or extending to a great depth; very deep
    • - he opened the door with a profound bow
Noun
  1. The vast depth of the ocean or of the mind

  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. fundamental: 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"
  3. coming from deep within one; "a profound sigh"
  4. heavy: (of sleep) deep and complete; "a heavy sleep"; "fell into a profound sleep"; "a sound sleeper"; "deep wakeless sleep"
  5. 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"-Thomas Gray; "unplumbed depths of the sea"; "remote and unsounded caverns"
  6. (profoundly) to a great depth psychologically; "They felt the loss deeply"
  7. (profoundness) extremeness of degree; "the profoundness of his ignorance"
  8. (profoundness) reconditeness: wisdom that is recondite and abstruse and profound; "the anthropologist was impressed by the reconditeness of the native proverbs"
  9. (profoundness) astuteness: the intellectual ability to penetrate deeply into ideas
  10. The deep; the sea; the ocean; An abyss; To cause to sink deeply; to cause to dive or penetrate far down; To dive deeply; to penetrate; Descending far below the surface; opening or reaching to a great depth; deep; Very deep; very serious; Intellectually deep; entering far into subjects; ...
  11. (profoundly) With depth, meaningfully; Very importantly; Deeply; very
  12. Far-reaching; penetrating beyond what is superficial or obvious
  13. Feeling deeply or showing great knowledge and understanding.
  14. thresholds above 91 dB HL
  15. all encompassing; complete
  16. hearing loss (91-120 dB)
  17. insightful; intense feeling
  18. showing intellectual penetration or emotional depth