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单词 grandeur
释义 gran·deur
\ˈgranjə(r), -raan- also -nˌdyu̇(ə)r or -nˌju̇- or -u̇ə sometimes -ndyə(r) or -ndə(r) or -nˌdu̇(ə)r or -nˌdu̇ə or -nˌdər(.) or -nˌdə̄(r\ noun
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Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from grand great + -eur -or — more at grand
1. archaic : greatness of power or position
 < exalted to this prodigious grandeur, Alexander was at the time of his death little more than thirty-two years old — George Grote >
2.
 a. : personal greatness characterized chiefly by dignity of character, largeness of spirit, or significant scope of accomplishment
  < in those rural epics … the descendants lose the grandeur of those who first settled on the land — Sidney Alexander >
  < the moral grandeur of the pioneer — C.I.Glicksberg >
 b. : dignity and sublimity (as of style)
  < that lofty grandeur of the diction of the English Bible — J.L.Lowes >
  < the sweetness or the grandeur expected of religious music — Time >
  < the inability of men to sustain the grandeur of their own ideal conceptions — Times Literary Supplement >
3.
 a. : the quality of being majestic, magnificent, splendid, stately, or imposing in an awe-inspiring way especially to the view
  < a scenic grandeur in the wide view of mountains and valleys >
  < the grandeur of the wild wintry seas — L.D.Stamp >
  < the former grandeur of the queer castlelike homes of the Victorian era — American Guide Series: Tennessee >
 b. : an instance of such a quality
  < the most delightful of southern towns was almost certain to mix a little squalor with its grandeurs — Donald Davidson >
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