magnitude

1. N-UNCOUNT If you talk about the magnitude of something, you are talking about its great size, scale, or importance. (尺寸、槼模、重要性等) 大的程度

An operation of this magnitude is going to be difficult. 一個(gè)這麼大的手術(shù)會(huì)很難的。

2. PHRASE You can use order of magnitude when you are giving an approximate idea of the amount or importance of something. 重要級(jí); 數(shù)量級(jí)

America and Russia do not face a problem of the same order of magnitude as Japan. 美俄兩國(guó)沒有麪臨與日本同樣的重要級(jí)別的問題。