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

• 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。
• 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。
• I come to admire her human grandeur to an ever growing degree.
  我对她高贵品德的敬佩与日俱增。
• 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。
• He is wholly concerned with his own grandeur.
  他只关心自己的显赫地位。
• 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。
• As he watched the Niagara Falls, he thought of the grandeur of nature.
  当他注视着尼亚加拉瀑布时，他想到了大自然的伟大。
• 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。
• 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。
• Some local government officials have delusions of grandeur far in excess of their actual value to the community.
  一些地方政府官员对自己的夸大妄想，远远超出了他们对社区产生的实际价值。