towering(adj.) 英 [ˈtaʊərɪŋ] 美 [ˈtaʊərɪŋ] c. 1600, figurative, "rising to a high pitch or intensity," present-participle adjective from tower (v.). The literal sense of "very high or lofty" is attested by 1630s. Related: Toweringly.该词起源时间:约1600年