► 形容動詞莫大 [ばくだい]
meaning: big rank: 3☆ この
計画には莫大な
費用が
費やされた ⇨ An enormous amount of money has been spent in this project
(☛ Usually implies being unreasonably big, and negative)More examples:- 彼女は莫大な離婚慰謝料をせしめた ⇨ She got an enormous alimony
- 自然の莫大な力に畏怖の念の抱かざるを得なかった (いふのねん) ⇨ I couldn’t help but feel the fear for the immense power of nature
- 水爆は核を融合させて莫大なエネルギーを発生させる ⇨ H-bombs produces enormous energy by fusing nuclei