形容某事物在規模、強度或情感上極其巨大、強烈，讓人難以承受或抗拒。
壓倒性的（規模/數量）
EN: The overwhelming majority of voters supported the proposal.
翻譯: 壓倒性多數的選民支持這項提案。
強烈到難以承受的（情感/感受）
EN: She felt an overwhelming sense of gratitude.
翻譯: 她感到一股難以言喻的感激之情。
勢不可擋的（力量/影響）
EN: The army launched an overwhelming attack.
翻譯: 軍隊發動了勢不可擋的攻擊。
令人不知所措的（複雜/資訊量）
EN: The amount of new information was overwhelming for the new employee.
翻譯: 大量的新資訊讓這位新員工不知所措。
小提醒：注意：overwhelming 通常帶有負面或「過多」的含義，用來形容正面事物（如 overwhelming joy）時，仍強調其「強烈到幾乎難以承受」的特質，而非單純的「非常開心」。
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“And if we expect kids to sit silently and passively receive knowledge from us, then their voices will always feel overwhelming.”
1. very great in amount, intensity, or effect; overpowering
數量、強度或效果極大的；壓倒性的
She felt an overwhelming sense of relief when she heard the good news.
當她聽到這個好消息時，她感到一股壓倒性的寬慰。
The overwhelming majority of voters supported the new policy.
壓倒性多數的選民支持這項新政策。
2. causing someone to feel strong emotion or difficulty in coping
令人感到強烈情緒或難以應付的
The responsibility of caring for three young children was overwhelming for the single parent.
照顧三個年幼孩子的責任對這位單親家長來說是難以承受的。
He was overwhelmed by the overwhelming beauty of the landscape.
他被這片風景壓倒性的美麗所震撼。
3. so complete or decisive as to leave no doubt
如此徹底或決定性以致不容置疑的
The evidence against the defendant was overwhelming.
對被告不利的證據是壓倒性的。
They won the championship with an overwhelming victory.
他們以壓倒性的勝利贏得了冠軍。
| Pattern | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| overwhelming + noun | 壓倒性的 + 名詞 | The overwhelming majority voted in favor. (壓倒性多數投票贊成。) |
| feel/be overwhelmed by + noun | 被…所淹沒/壓倒 | She felt overwhelmed by the amount of work. (她被龐大的工作量壓得喘不過氣。) |
| find something overwhelming | 覺得某事物令人難以承受 | Many new students find the campus overwhelming at first. (許多新生一開始都覺得校園大得令人不知所措。) |
| an overwhelming sense/feeling of + noun | 一股強烈的…感 | He had an overwhelming sense of gratitude. (他心中充滿了強烈的感激之情。) |
| The + noun + is/was overwhelming. | …是壓倒性的/勢不可擋的。 | The evidence against him was overwhelming. (對他不利的證據是壓倒性的。) |
overwhelming 是形容詞，通常不直接修飾動名詞。它更常出現在 find something overwhelming 或 be overwhelming 的結構中，後面接名詞或動名詞作為其主語或受詞的內容。to do 是不定詞，用來具體說明是什麼事情令人感到 overwhelming。It is overwhelming to... 的句型來表達。overwhelming 本身沒有 would overwhelming 的變化，正確的假設語氣用法是 would be overwhelming。
EN: She found caring for the newborn overwhelming.
翻譯: 她發現照顧新生兒令人難以招架。EN:It was overwhelming to receive so much support.
翻譯:收到如此多的支持，讓人感動得不知所措。
EN:The amount of work is overwhelming.
翻譯:工作量之大，令人難以承受。
EN:It would be overwhelming to try to finish all this in one day.
翻譯:想要在一天內完成所有這些工作，會讓人喘不過氣。
描述令人感到難以承受的事物時，最標準且安全的用法是 overwhelming to + 動詞原形 或 find/be + overwhelming。
overwhelming vs excessive
「overwhelming」強調數量、強度或情感上令人難以承受或招架；「excessive」則單純指數量或程度超過合理或必要的範圍。
overwhelming vs intense
「overwhelming」強調事物強大到令人難以招架或控制；「intense」則強調程度極高、非常強烈或集中。
overwhelming vs powerful
「overwhelming」強調壓倒性的優勢或影響，使對方無法抵抗；「powerful」泛指擁有強大力量、能力或效力。
在對話中，人們常會引述自己或他人的感受，用 "overwhelming" 來描述那種強烈到難以承受的情緒或體驗。 EN: I have to admit, the support from everyone was just overwhelming. 翻譯: 我必須承認，來自大家的支持真是讓人招架不住。
EN:She said the first time she held her baby, the feeling was completely overwhelming.
翻譯:她說第一次抱著寶寶時，那種感覺完全無法用言語形容。
在口語中，常會加上 "just"、"totally"、"absolutely" 等詞來加強 "overwhelming" 的程度，表達極度強烈的感受。 EN: The response to our fundraiser was just overwhelming! 翻譯: 我們募款活動得到的回應簡直是太熱烈了！
EN:I'm feeling totally overwhelmed by all this new information.
翻譯:我對所有這些新資訊感到完全吃不消。
在思考如何描述強烈感受時，說話者可能會用 "overwhelming" 作為一個停頓點，後面再補充更具體的細節或例子。 EN: It was overwhelming, you know, in the best possible way. 翻譯: 那感覺很強烈，你知道的，是以一種最好的方式。
EN:The whole experience was just... overwhelming. I need some time to process it.
翻譯:整個經歷實在是... 太震撼了。我需要點時間消化一下。
正式寫作注意：在正式或學術寫作中，應避免使用過於口語的加強詞（如 "just"、"totally"）以及停頓填充的用法。建議使用更精確的形容詞或具體描述來替代口語化的感嘆，例如 "profoundly moving"、"exceptionally intense" 或 "gave rise to an overwhelming sense of..."。
overwhelming majority
adj + n
絕大多數
overwhelming evidence
adj + n
壓倒性的證據
overwhelming support
adj + n
壓倒性的支持
overwhelming feeling
adj + n
強烈到難以承受的感覺
overwhelming odds
adj + n
極大的劣勢；壓倒性的不利條件
find something overwhelming
v + obj + adj
覺得某事令人難以承受
overwhelming desire
adj + n
無法抗拒的渴望
overwhelming force
adj + n
壓倒性的武力
×I felt an overwhelming.
✓I felt an overwhelming emotion / I felt overwhelmed.
"Overwhelming" 是形容詞，不能單獨當名詞使用。需要接名詞（如 emotion, feeling, majority）或使用其動詞形式 "overwhelmed"。
×The news affected me overwhelming.
✓The news affected me overwhelmingly. / The news was overwhelming.
"Overwhelming" 是形容詞，修飾名詞。修飾動詞或形容詞時，應使用副詞 "overwhelmingly"。
×I am overwhelming with joy.
✓I am overwhelmed with joy. / I feel overwhelming joy.
描述「某人被某種情緒淹沒」時，主詞是人應使用被動語態 "be overwhelmed with/by"。"Overwhelming" 用於描述事物給人的感受。
×The task was very overwhelming.
✓The task was overwhelming.
"Overwhelming" 本身已表示程度極高（壓倒性的），通常不需要再用 "very" 修飾。使用 "absolutely", "completely", "truly" 等詞加強語氣更為自然。
×There were many overwhelmings in the report.
✓There were many overwhelming aspects / pieces of evidence in the report.
"Overwhelming" 是形容詞，沒有名詞複數形式。需要搭配具體的可數名詞（如 aspects, factors, pieces of evidence）來表達複數概念。
×Winning the lottery was an overwhelming bad experience.
✓Winning the lottery was an overwhelmingly positive experience. / The loss was an overwhelming disappointment.
"Overwhelming" 本身為中性詞，但常與正面或強烈負面情境連用。修飾明顯負面的詞（如 bad）時語意略顯衝突，使用 "overwhelmingly" 修飾形容詞（如 negative）或搭配如 "disappointment" 等名詞更自然。