grandeur

英 [ˈɡrændʒə(r)]

美 [ˈɡrændʒər]

n.  宏伟; 壮丽; 堂皇; 高贵; 显赫; 伟大

复数：grandeurs　

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Collins.1 / BNC.10049 / COCA.11749

牛津词典

noun

• 宏伟；壮丽；堂皇
  the quality of being great and impressive in appearance
  1. the grandeur and simplicity of Roman architecture
     古罗马建筑的雄伟和简朴
  2. The hotel had an air of faded grandeur.
     这家饭店给人一种繁华已逝的感觉。
• 高贵；显赫；伟大
  the importance or social status sb has or thinks they have
  1. He has a sense of grandeur about him.
     他觉得自己很了不起。
  2. She is clearly suffering from delusions of grandeur (= thinks she is more important than she really is) .
     她显然是犯了妄自尊大的毛病。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 宏伟；堂皇；壮丽
  If something such as a building or a piece of scenery hasgrandeur, it is impressive because of its size, its beauty, or its power.
  1. ...the grandeur and natural beauty of South America...
     南美洲壮丽的自然美景
  2. Only inside do you appreciate the church's true grandeur.
     只有深入其中，你才能真正欣赏教堂的富丽堂皇。
• N-UNCOUNT 高贵；显赫；自命不凡
  Someone'sgrandeuris the great importance and social status that they have, or think they have.
  1. He is wholly concerned with his own grandeur.
     他只关心自己的显赫地位。
• delusions of grandeur→ see:delusion

英英释义

noun

• the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand
  1. for magnificence and personal service there is the Queen's hotel
  2. his `Hamlet' lacks the brilliance that one expects
  3. it is the university that gives the scene its stately splendor
  4. an imaginative mix of old-fashioned grandeur and colorful art
  5. advertisers capitalize on the grandness and elegance it brings to their products
  Synonym:magnificencebrilliancesplendorsplendourgrandness
• the quality of elevation of mind and exaltation of character or ideals or conduct
  Synonym:nobilitynoblenessmagnanimousness

双语例句

• The grandeur of the Grand Canyon is awesome.
  大峡谷的雄伟令人望而生畏。
• Being ourself in all of our grandeur shows how much we love the world.
  活现我们的伟大庄严，显示我们是如何爱这个世界。
• In this squalid quarrel, what gives the heroes of the iliad their grandeur?
  在这场卑劣的争吵中，是什么给了《伊利亚特》里英雄人物那种宏伟的气魄呢？
• These ruins sufficiently attest the former grandeur of the place.
  这些遗迹充分证明此处昔日的宏伟。
• Their music speaks to us with an innate grandeur we can all understand.
  他们的音乐里流露出一种我们都能体会到的天生的高贵。
• Greece provides us with an alternative romantic getaway to the grandeur of chateaus and gothic manors.
  希腊为我们的浪漫之旅提供了两种不同的选择&宏伟的城堡，或是哥特式的庄园。
• The measure of the soul is the limitless activity of mind and the grandeur of imagination.
  衡量灵魂的标准是心灵的无限活动性和伟大的想象力。
• I love to walk Idaho's paths and trails and enjoy its grandeur and picturesque beauty.
  我喜爱走在爱达荷州的蜿蜒小径上，欣赏那雄伟壮观却又如诗似画的景致。
• This gives a moral grandeur to his achievements.
  这使他的业绩在道义上也显得崇高伟大。
• And where I could dissolve my frustration in the beauty and grandeur of their conceptions.
  我的挫败感在他们美妙壮丽的音乐构想中消散。