splendid

英 ['splendɪd] 美 ['splɛndɪd]
  • adj. 辉煌的;灿烂的;极好的;杰出的

助记提示


1. splend- "shine" + -id (形容词后缀) => splendid.
2. splend- "shine" => 专家“凿壁借光” => (专家在艰苦的环境中学古人通过“凿壁借光”来夜以继日地继续他的研究工作).
3. => 形容像光辉一样辉煌、灿烂、杰出、优秀。

中文词源


splendid 壮丽的,壮观的

来自 splendor,壮观,壮丽,-id,形容词后缀。

英文词源


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].
=> resplendent
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。

来自柯林斯例句

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。

来自柯林斯例句

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。

来自柯林斯例句

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。

来自柯林斯例句

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。

来自柯林斯例句

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