Jumbo
“Jumbo” 用来形容某物的尺寸比同类产品大得多。它不仅是一个通用形容词，也常作为商标或品牌名称。最著名的应用之一是 “Jumbo Jet”（波音 747 等大型喷气机）。
- “I’ll take a jumbo bag of popcorn, please.” (请给我来一大袋特大号爆米花。)
- “The airport had to expand its runway to accommodate the new jumbo jets.” (机场不得不扩建跑道以容纳新型大型喷气式飞机。)
- “This supermarket sells jumbo shrimp at a very reasonable price.” (这家超市以非常合理的价格出售大号虾。)
“Jumbo” 最早源自 19 世纪伦敦动物园一头名叫 “Jumbo” 的非洲大象。这头大象体型异常庞大，后来它的名字就演变成了“巨大”的代名词。
“Jumbo” 是一个单一词根词，没有前缀或后缀。
在营销中，“Jumbo” 是一个非常受欢迎的词，用来吸引那些寻求“加量不加价”或“大容量”产品的消费者。它给人一种慷慨、丰富、有实力的感觉。
- 固定搭配: “jumbo jet” (大型喷气客机), “jumbo size” (超大号)
直接联想大象的形象。只要想到大象，就能记住 “Jumbo” 代表巨大。
“For his birthday, Tim wanted the biggest ice cream sundae in the world. The waiter brought out a ‘Jumbo Special’ that was so large it needed two people to carry it. It had ten scoops of ice cream and a mountain of whipped cream. Tim’s eyes went wide as he realized that ‘jumbo’ really meant ‘jumbo’.” (为了过生日，蒂姆想要世界上最大的一份圣代冰淇淋。服务员端出一份“特大号特供”，大到需要两个人才能搬动。它有十个冰淇淋球和一座山一样的生奶油。蒂姆惊讶地瞪大了眼睛，他意识到“特大号”真的意味着“巨型”。)