unprecedented; unprecedented scale/level
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadjective
unprecedented; of a scale or level never seen before
formalUsed to describe a situation, achievement, or scale that has reached a historic high, often used with "绝后" to form the idiom "空前绝后". It can function as an attributive adjective.
Zhè这
cì次
ào奥
yùn运
huì会
de的
kāi开
mù幕
shì式
shèng盛
kuàng况
kōng空
qián前
。
The opening ceremony of this Olympics was a spectacle on an unprecedented scale.
Gǎi改
gé革
kāi开
fàng放
hòu后
，
shēng生
chǎn产
lì力
dé得
dào到
le了
kōng空
qián前
fā发
zhǎn展
。
Productivity has developed to an unprecedented level since the reform and opening-up.
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Zhè这
cì次
wēi危
jī机
yǐn引
fā发
le了
kōng空
qián前
de的
jīng经
jì济
shuāi衰
tuì退
。
This crisis has triggered an unprecedented economic recession.
Tā他
duì对
zhè这
bù部
xiǎo小
shuō说
de的
xǐ喜
ài爱
shì是
kōng空
qián前
de的
。
His love for this novel is unprecedented.