Adjective:
showing intellectual penetration or emotional depth;the differences are profound
a profound insight
a profound book
a profound mind
profound contempt
profound regret
of the greatest intensity; complete;a profound silence
a state of profound shock
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
coming from deep within one;a profound sigh
of sleep deep and complete;a heavy sleep
fell into a profound sleep
a sound sleeper
deep wakeless sleep
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
unplumbed depths of the sea
remote and unsounded caverns
adj.形容词
profound, deep这两个词的共同意思是“深刻的”,都可以表示理论的深奥、学问的渊博及感情的深厚等。其区别在于:
1.deep可以用于具体事物,而profound则不能。例如:
The river is ten meters deep.这河有10米深。2.deep可表示颜色之深,而profound则不可以。例如:
He has deep brown eyes.他有一双深棕色的眼睛。3.profound是正式用语, deep为一般用语。例如:
We all have profound admiration and respect for him.我们都非常钦佩和尊敬他。deep，profound这两个形容词都有表示“深的”之意。
deep普通用词，指由上到下，或由表及里的深度，可指具体或抽象事物。
profound语气较强，较为庄重，多指抽象的事物，多用于比喻。
1300年进入英语，直接源自中古法语的profund；最初源自古典拉丁语的profundus：pro 前） +fundus (底部），意为深的，无底的。
用作形容词 (adj.
～+名词the profound depths of the ocean海洋的最深处profound mind渊博的头脑
近义词 deep深的sage圣人sound声音wise聪明的great很好的acute严重的extreme极度的intense强大的serious严肃的weighty重要的sincere真诚的heavy大量的abstruse深奥的studious好学的heartfelt衷心的learned有学问的thoughtful深思的reflective反射的mysterious神秘的hearty亲切友好的significant重要的fundamental基本的wakeless睡眠熟的philosophical哲学的unsounded未经探测的overpowering压倒性的unfathomed深不可测的overwhelming势不可挡的insightful有深刻见解的…intellectual凭理智做事者…unplumbed深度未用铅锤测量过的…反义词 shallow浅的superficial表面的
用作形容词adj.
用作定语
～+ n.A profound silence prevailed over all.深沉的静默笼罩着一切。
He has always born a profound feeling for his home village.他对自己的家乡一直怀有深厚的感情。
All at once he fell into a state of profound melancholy.他立即陷入无尽的忧思之中。
He has a profound knowledge of mathematics.他数学知识渊博。
In the book he gave a profound analysis of the political struggle inside the party.他在书中深刻分析了党内的政治斗争。
Physics is a profound theory.物理学是一门深奥的学问。
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I was impressed by his devotion to his research but I didn't have the slightest interest in his profound theories.给我留下了很深印象,但我对他那些深奥的理论丝毫不感兴趣。
Our professor is a man of profound learning.我们的教授是一个学识渊博的人。