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

• 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？
• 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。
• He thought of the grandeur and presence of god;
  他想到上帝的伟大，也想到上帝和他同在；
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• He is wholly concerned with his own grandeur.
  他只关心自己的显赫地位。
• He displayed aggressiveness and grandeur in his private and business life.
  他在私生活和业务方面都表现得雄心勃勃和讲究排场。
• Columns are usually intended in architecture to add grandeur and status
  圆柱在建筑中通常用来增添气势和显示地位。
• That's what we tried to portray in the book, this feeling of opulence and grandeur.
  那就是我们在书中竭力描绘的——一种富丽堂皇的气派。