splendid是什么意思

splendid: splendid: [17] Splendid comes via French splendide from Latin splendidus, a derivative of the verb splendēre ‘shine’. This went back ultimately to the Indo-European base *splēnd- or *plēnd- ‘bright’, which also produced Old Lithuanian splendeti ‘shine’ and Welsh llathru ‘polish’. Amongst the derivatives adopted by English are resplendent [15], splendiferous [15] (from splendiferus, a medieval alteration of late Latin splendōrifer, literally ‘bearing brightness’, hence ‘full of splendour’ – its modern use, as a jocular alternative to splendid, is a 19th-century American innovation), and splendour [15].
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splendid (adj.): 1620s, "marked by grandeur," probably a shortening of earlier splendidious (early 15c.), from Latin splendidus "bright, shining, glittering; sumptuous, gorgeous, grand; illustrious, distinguished, noble; showy, fine, specious," from splendere "be bright, shine, gleam, glisten," from PIE *splend- "to shine, glow" (cognates: Lithuanian splendziu "I shine," Middle Irish lainn "bright"). An earlier form was splendent (late 15c.). From 1640s as "brilliant, dazzling;" 1640s as "conspicuous, illustrious; very fine, excellent." Ironic use (as in splendid isolation, 1843) is attested from 17c.

双语例句

1. The house commanded some splendid views of Delaware Bay.: 从这座房子可以俯瞰到特拉华湾壮丽的景致。

2. Our house has got a splendid view across to the Cotswolds.: 从我们的房子里向外望去，景色宜人，一直能看到科茨沃尔德丘陵。

3. She was attended by servants in splendid livery and powdered wigs.: 她由穿着华丽制服、头戴扑粉假发的仆人们伺候着。

4. Cherbourg had a splendid harbour enclosed by a long sea wall.: 瑟堡有一个由绵延海堤环绕的美轮美奂的港口。

5. The lower strings contribute a splendid richness of sonority.: 下弦能够产生雄壮浑厚的音响效果。