英和和英

形容詞

hell of a (not comparable)

1. (colloquial or Mildly vulgar) Intensifier; indicates that someone or something is especially good, bad, difficult, etc.

   Well done! That's a hell of an achievement!

   She had a hell of a time trying to open the jar. In the end she gave up: it was one hell of a cover.

   Where were you? / I got lost in the woods. / Wow! Hell of a place to get lost!

   • 2007, “One Hell of a Party”, in Pocket Symphony, performed by Air ft. Jarvis Cocker:

     Yeah, this was one hell of a party / Nobody ever got to bed / But the morning after's killing me / And I have to rest my head

   • 2011, Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash, Penguin Books, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 168:

     "You’re asking too many questions. Look. You’re a cute kid. I mean, you’re a hell of a chick. You’re a knockout. But don’t go thinking you’re too important at this stage."

派生語

• heck of a (euphemism)
• hella
• helluva (contraction)

参考

• big old