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单词 splendour
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Definition of splendour in English:

splendour

(US splendor)
noun ˈsplɛndəˈsplɛndər
mass noun
  • 1Magnificent and splendid appearance; grandeur.

    the barren splendour of the Lake District
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The parade showcased the nation's cultural legacy with pomp, colour and splendour.
    • That place with such grandeur and splendor is enough to make me confused into thinking that I were walking on the street in Paris or in New York.
    • This tour of past splendor only magnified the shock I received later when I heard the news, and saw the reactions all around me.
    • You look around here and you can't help but realize the magnificent splendour of nature.
    • It's another thing to be out in creation in some way or another and experience and encounter God's beauty or majesty or splendor or power.
    • He stared up at the magnificent splendor of a truly Roman city, its grand architecture and its air of power and determination.
    • Just as the trek started to take its physical toll, we reached the crest of the hill and the Blue Nile Falls appeared in theatrical splendour.
    • The snow carpeted the land, bathing the rolling plains in a magnificent monochromic splendor.
    • Trekking is one means of discovering the country along the route, the lie of the land and enjoying nature in all its beauty and splendour.
    • The dress still retained a richness and splendor unlike any garment she had worn since that day.
    • Their adventurous and inquisitive nature explains their fascination with the ancient beauty and splendor of Egypt.
    • The Queen's building itself has a magnificence and a splendour that befits its reputation.
    • It is an occasion celebrated with pomp and splendor, starting with colourful marches followed by vibrant speeches.
    • The magnificence and splendor of the city is at its peak during this season.
    • The story, a fairy tale that carries a remarkable moral, is brought to animation with magnificent splendor and humor.
    • Arabian art, according to Streisand, has always been one of great wonder, splendour, and beauty.
    • Furniture produced during the Qing Dynasty pursued splendour and a gorgeous appearance.
    • It was very lavish and very imposing, a grueling display of majestic splendor.
    • He lives with his wife, Mary Todd, and their children in considerable splendour in a magnificent period house in Armagh.
    • A modern bank building has enveloped the Palace Hotel, ornate in nineteenth-century splendour.
    Synonyms
    magnificence, grandeur, sumptuousness, impressiveness, resplendence, opulence, luxury, luxuriousness, richness, fineness, lavishness, ornateness, glory, gloriousness, gorgeousness, splendidness, beauty, elegance
    majesty, stateliness, nobility, pomp, pomp and circumstance, panoply, pageantry, spectacle
    informal ritziness, poshness, splendiferousness
    1. 1.1splendours Magnificent features or qualities.
      the splendours of the imperial court
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Slessor, for all the splendours of his verse, had passed his best days.
      • A walk across the Salzach over Mozartsteg or Mozart's bridge, the quaint footbridge across the river, and one is right in the middle of Salzburg's old city and its visual splendours.
      • But if most tourists come seeking the splendours of ancient Persia, it is the tussle between past and present - tradition and change - that is the key to understanding modern Iran.
      • Holidaymakers come back year after year and, amid the splendours of the Alps, they insist on bourgeois comforts and good Bavarian cooking.
      • If destiny had willed otherwise on that fateful Monday, Victor would still have been chasing the rain, in tireless pursuit of the monsoon's elusive splendours.
      • ‘Chaukhandi’ stupa today stands neatly set in lush green lawns, wrapped in the quietude and mystique of history, a fitting introduction to the splendours of the once buried city of Sarnath which lies just ahead.
      • Don't women come solo, to take in the splendours of the temples?
      • It would be a good idea if, like Mike Priestley suggested, the building was opened up like a stately home with tour guides showing off the Victorian splendours.
      • The Centre organised a demonstration of its services the other day in a city hotel as part of a campaign to enable Keralites to fully appreciate the artistic, cultural and natural splendours of the neighbouring State.
      • You can enjoy a walk in the nearby Dubare forest and see many of nature's splendours, from birds to butterflies.
      • Portugal's sixteenth-century king Sebastian, ascribed messianic splendours after his death, was a total disaster in life.
      • We see them dreaming of the splendours of imperialist Russia, but get very little sense of the monotony they wish to escape.
      • What's more, it's easy-to-use, complete with foldout maps and detailed descriptions of the sights and splendours of Bulgaria that the authors have explored and enjoyed.
      • Tasteful decor, melodious songs and shafts of sunlight from the ample windows provide the perfect ambience for appreciating the subtleties and splendours of curry cuisine.
      • But the Hon Sarah Hervey-Bathurst has apparently turned her back on the splendours of Eastnor Castle in Herefordshire for a country cottage in North Yorkshire where she can be close to her father's gamekeeper.
      • ‘It was a foreshadowing of heaven, a foretaste of the splendours that were to come,’ says Sarah.
      • But, is there any such likeness between the loveliness of this world and the splendours in the Supreme?
      • It is debatable whether an exhibition such as this should show the splendours of a collection or, more historically, also reveal the lapses of the collector's taste.
      • But, by 2008, it is hoped that visitors will be able to stroll along a new hour-long trail and glimpse some of the splendours and ideals of past eras.
      • The splendours preserved today would impress any tourist.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French splendur or Latin splendor, from splendere 'shine, be bright'.

 
 

Definition of splendor in US English:

splendor

(British splendour)
nounˈsplendərˈsplɛndər
  • 1Magnificent and splendid appearance; grandeur.

    the splendor of the Florida Keys
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The magnificence and splendor of the city is at its peak during this season.
    • The story, a fairy tale that carries a remarkable moral, is brought to animation with magnificent splendor and humor.
    • A modern bank building has enveloped the Palace Hotel, ornate in nineteenth-century splendour.
    • It was very lavish and very imposing, a grueling display of majestic splendor.
    • Furniture produced during the Qing Dynasty pursued splendour and a gorgeous appearance.
    • It's another thing to be out in creation in some way or another and experience and encounter God's beauty or majesty or splendor or power.
    • It is an occasion celebrated with pomp and splendor, starting with colourful marches followed by vibrant speeches.
    • Their adventurous and inquisitive nature explains their fascination with the ancient beauty and splendor of Egypt.
    • The parade showcased the nation's cultural legacy with pomp, colour and splendour.
    • The Queen's building itself has a magnificence and a splendour that befits its reputation.
    • He lives with his wife, Mary Todd, and their children in considerable splendour in a magnificent period house in Armagh.
    • He stared up at the magnificent splendor of a truly Roman city, its grand architecture and its air of power and determination.
    • The dress still retained a richness and splendor unlike any garment she had worn since that day.
    • Trekking is one means of discovering the country along the route, the lie of the land and enjoying nature in all its beauty and splendour.
    • Arabian art, according to Streisand, has always been one of great wonder, splendour, and beauty.
    • That place with such grandeur and splendor is enough to make me confused into thinking that I were walking on the street in Paris or in New York.
    • This tour of past splendor only magnified the shock I received later when I heard the news, and saw the reactions all around me.
    • Just as the trek started to take its physical toll, we reached the crest of the hill and the Blue Nile Falls appeared in theatrical splendour.
    • You look around here and you can't help but realize the magnificent splendour of nature.
    • The snow carpeted the land, bathing the rolling plains in a magnificent monochromic splendor.
    Synonyms
    magnificence, grandeur, sumptuousness, impressiveness, resplendence, opulence, luxury, luxuriousness, richness, fineness, lavishness, ornateness, glory, gloriousness, gorgeousness, splendidness, beauty, elegance
    1. 1.1splendors Magnificent features or qualities.
      the splendors of the imperial court
      Example sentencesExamples
      • But, by 2008, it is hoped that visitors will be able to stroll along a new hour-long trail and glimpse some of the splendours and ideals of past eras.
      • Holidaymakers come back year after year and, amid the splendours of the Alps, they insist on bourgeois comforts and good Bavarian cooking.
      • Slessor, for all the splendours of his verse, had passed his best days.
      • You can enjoy a walk in the nearby Dubare forest and see many of nature's splendours, from birds to butterflies.
      • But, is there any such likeness between the loveliness of this world and the splendours in the Supreme?
      • It would be a good idea if, like Mike Priestley suggested, the building was opened up like a stately home with tour guides showing off the Victorian splendours.
      • We see them dreaming of the splendours of imperialist Russia, but get very little sense of the monotony they wish to escape.
      • If destiny had willed otherwise on that fateful Monday, Victor would still have been chasing the rain, in tireless pursuit of the monsoon's elusive splendours.
      • The splendours preserved today would impress any tourist.
      • Tasteful decor, melodious songs and shafts of sunlight from the ample windows provide the perfect ambience for appreciating the subtleties and splendours of curry cuisine.
      • But if most tourists come seeking the splendours of ancient Persia, it is the tussle between past and present - tradition and change - that is the key to understanding modern Iran.
      • ‘It was a foreshadowing of heaven, a foretaste of the splendours that were to come,’ says Sarah.
      • Portugal's sixteenth-century king Sebastian, ascribed messianic splendours after his death, was a total disaster in life.
      • The Centre organised a demonstration of its services the other day in a city hotel as part of a campaign to enable Keralites to fully appreciate the artistic, cultural and natural splendours of the neighbouring State.
      • ‘Chaukhandi’ stupa today stands neatly set in lush green lawns, wrapped in the quietude and mystique of history, a fitting introduction to the splendours of the once buried city of Sarnath which lies just ahead.
      • A walk across the Salzach over Mozartsteg or Mozart's bridge, the quaint footbridge across the river, and one is right in the middle of Salzburg's old city and its visual splendours.
      • Don't women come solo, to take in the splendours of the temples?
      • But the Hon Sarah Hervey-Bathurst has apparently turned her back on the splendours of Eastnor Castle in Herefordshire for a country cottage in North Yorkshire where she can be close to her father's gamekeeper.
      • It is debatable whether an exhibition such as this should show the splendours of a collection or, more historically, also reveal the lapses of the collector's taste.
      • What's more, it's easy-to-use, complete with foldout maps and detailed descriptions of the sights and splendours of Bulgaria that the authors have explored and enjoyed.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French splendur or Latin splendor, from splendere ‘shine, be bright’.

 
 
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