terrific

Compared meaning: very good, impressive, or unusual (adjective).

比较义项：形容某事物非常出色、令人赞叹或不同寻常（形容词）。

• wonderful

  General, warm praise for something that gives pleasure or delight; used for experiences, people and news; more personal and less about being unusual than 'extraordinary' or 'remarkable'.

  泛指令人愉悦、感到美好的笼统称赞，多用于经历、人物和消息；比起'extraordinary'或'remarkable'，更偏重个人感受，而不强调“不寻常”。

  We had a wonderful time at the beach last summer.

  去年夏天我们在海滩度过了一段美好的时光。

• extraordinary

  Emphasizes being far beyond what is usual or expected, often about skill or ability; more formal and stronger than 'remarkable', and not primarily about giving pleasure like 'wonderful'.

  强调远超寻常或超出预期，常用于技能或能力；语气比'remarkable'更正式、更强烈，也不像'wonderful'那样主要表示令人愉悦。

  The dancer showed extraordinary skill during the performance.

  那位舞者在表演中展现了非凡的技巧。

• remarkable

  Highlights something so notable that people comment on or admire it, often a change, achievement or resemblance; more measured than 'extraordinary' and more formal than 'wonderful' or 'terrific'.

  强调某事显著到让人注意并称赞，常用于变化、成就或相似之处；语气比'extraordinary'更克制，也比'wonderful'或'terrific'更正式。

  The team made remarkable progress in just two weeks.

  这个团队仅用两周就取得了显著的进步。

• terrific 本词

  Very informal, enthusiastic praise, close to 'wonderful' but more exclamatory and typical of casual spoken English; describes something extremely good, not something unusual like 'extraordinary' or 'remarkable'.

  非常口语化、语气夸张的称赞，与'wonderful'相近但更热烈，常见于随意的口语；表示某事极好，而不像'extraordinary'或'remarkable'那样强调“不寻常”。

  Everyone agreed the concert last night was absolutely terrific.

  大家都认为昨晚的音乐会绝对精彩极了。

Wonderful, extraordinary, remarkable, and terrific all describe something very good or striking. Wonderful is warm, general praise. Extraordinary stresses being far beyond usual, often about skill. Remarkable highlights something so notable that people admire it. Terrific is informal and exclamatory, more casual than wonderful.

这四个词都能表示“非常好”或“引人注目”，但语气和场合不同：wonderful和terrific更偏重个人感受上的美好，terrific更口语、更夸张；extraordinary和remarkable更书面，强调事物超出寻常、值得关注，不一定是“讨人喜欢”。

Compared meaning: very intense in degree (adjective).

比较义项：程度很深、强烈的（形容词）。

• terrific 本词

  Informal and often exclamatory, used to stress how extreme something is, such as a sound, shock or surprise; rarely used for forceful, destructive intensity.

  用法较口语化，常带夸张、惊讶的语气，强调某事物（如声音、震惊感）的程度极深，很少用来形容带有破坏性的强烈程度。

  She let out a terrific scream when the spider dropped onto her arm.

  蜘蛛掉到她手臂上时，她发出了一声极大的尖叫。

• strong

  The plain, neutral word for high intensity, used in everyday collocations like tea, smell, wind or opinions; carries no sense of violence or exaggeration.

  是最普通、中性的说法，常用于日常搭配，如茶、气味、风或看法等，不带暴力或夸张的意味。

  The tea was too strong for me, so I added more milk.

  这茶对我来说太浓了，所以我加了些牛奶。

• violent

  Implies intensity linked to force, aggression or destructive impact, and usually carries a negative connotation; common with storms, explosions or bodily reactions.

  强调与暴力、攻击性或破坏性相关的强烈程度，通常带有负面意味，常用于描述暴风雨、爆炸或身体反应等。

  The medicine caused a violent reaction, and she broke out in hives.

  这种药引起了剧烈的反应，她起了荨麻疹。

Terrific, strong, and violent all describe something very intense. Terrific is informal, stressing extreme intensity, not force. Strong is the plain, neutral word for intensity, used in everyday phrases. Violent implies intensity linked to force or destruction. Not compared: terrific meaning excellent.

这三个词都可以表示程度很深、强烈，但语气和适用场合不同：strong 最中性常用；violent 带有暴力、破坏性的意味，语气更重；terrific 多用于口语中夸张地强调程度，带有惊讶或感叹的语气。这里不比较 terrific 表示“极好的”这一常见义项。