| 单词 | brilliant |
| 释义 | brilliant (once / 97 pages) 1adj 2adj 3adj 4adj 5adj Brilliant describes something super bright, like intense lights at a football stadium, a super sparkly diamond, or the student who graduates from Harvard at age 13. Brilliant comes from the Italian word brillare, to "sparkle" like those bright lights, diamonds, and brainiac kid. British people love to say things are "Brilliant!" in the same way Americans say "Awesome!" Brilliant describes anything sparkly, fabulous, or full of light. A bright color is brilliant, too, like the brilliant orange of a setting sun. WORD FAMILYbrilliant: brilliance, brilliancy, brillianter, brilliantest, brilliantly+/brilliance: brilliances/brilliancy: brilliancies USAGE EXAMPLESAnd township residents, in a brilliant deal with Port Huron over the Black River Canal, got resident passes to Lakeside Park. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) She is a brilliant, wonderful human being in a fat body. New York Times(May 02, 2016) On Broadway, lights were dimmed in memory of Brian Bedford, Tammy Grimes and Anne Jackson, all brilliant in their day. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) 1 adj full of light; shining intensely 2a brilliant star brilliant chandeliers Syn bright emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts adj having striking color 3brilliant tapestries Syn bright, vivid colorful, colourful having striking color adj clear and sharp and ringing 4the brilliant sound of the trumpets Syn bright reverberant having a tendency to reverberate or be repeatedly reflected adj having or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence 5a brilliant mind a brilliant solution to the problem Syn brainy, smart as a whip intelligent having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree 1adj of surpassing excellence a brilliant performance Syn superb superior of high or superior quality or performance 2adj characterized by grandeur the brilliant court life at Versailles Syn glorious, magnificent, splendid impressive making a strong or vivid impression |
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