outsized

/ˌaʊtˈsaɪzd/· adjective

人文/文化/社会B2

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Chinese meaning

超chāo乎hū寻xún常cháng的de,巨jù大dà的de

超chāo乎hū寻xún常cháng地dì巨jù大dà

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短duǎn篇piān小xiǎo说shuō影yǐng响xiǎng力lì远yuǎn超chāo预yù期qī

Example

The outsized power of a great short story

一yī篇piān伟wěi大dà短duǎn篇piān小xiǎo说shuō所suǒ拥yōng有yǒu的de超chāo乎hū寻xún常cháng的de力lì量liàng

Source: Big Think · 22 Aug 2026

Background ✎

作zuò者zhě回huí忆yì九jiǔ年nián级jí英yīng语yǔ课kè上shàng初chū读dú雪xuě莉lì·杰jié克kè逊xùn的de短duǎn篇piān小xiǎo说shuō《抽chōu奖jiǎng》,由yóu此cǐ谈tán起qǐ短duǎn篇piān小xiǎo说shuō的de强qiáng大dà感gǎn染rǎn力lì。

Roots · etymology

out-「超出」+ size「尺寸」,意为超出常规尺寸

  • out-(超出)+ size(尺寸)+ -ed(名词转形容词后缀)

Collocations

  • outsized impact / outsized role / outsized influence

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