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

• He is wholly concerned with his own grandeur.
  他只关心自己的显赫地位。
• 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？
• 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。
• She was charmed with the beauty and grandeur of the scenery.
  她被这美丽壮观的景色迷住了。
• Together we are God, experiencing Himself, in all his grandeur.
  我们一起都是上帝，体验着他自己，在他辉煌壮丽的宇宙中。
• 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。
• The grandeur of the Grand Canyon is awesome.
  大峡谷的雄伟令人望而生畏。
• 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。
• For sheer scale and grandeur, Leeds Castle in Kent takes some beating.
  单从规模和气势来说，肯特的利兹城堡独领风骚。
• 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。