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单词 magnificent
释义 mag·nif·i·cent
I. \-nt\ adjective
Etymology: Latin magnificent- (in magnificentior more magnificent — irregular compar. of magnificus — , back-formation from magnificentia magnificence)
1.
 a. : great in deed or exalted in place : characterized by wonderful or splendid achievements — now used only as an epithet applied to former famous rulers
  < Lorenzo the Magnificent >
 b. : having dignity and stateliness : displaying ceremonial pomp
  < after them came the nobility in their coronation robes which was a most magnificent sight — Saturday Review >
2.
 a. : characterized by lavish display : exhibiting sumptuousness : brilliant
  < the magnificent pavilion withits painted ceilings, flamboyant gilt decorations, and extravagant chandeliers — S.P.B.Mais >
  < magnificent red damask hangings round the chancel and choir — George Santayana >
 b. : characterized by ostentatious expenditure : extravagant
  < the magnificent luncheon bill was reverently borne in, on silver — Sinclair Lewis >
  < offered his brother … a magnificent bribe, nothing less than the half of his kingdom — C.S.Forester >
3. : strikingly beautiful : superb of form or shape : splendid
 < heavily built man with a magnificent pair of shoulders — Robert Graves >
 < a magnificent dapple-gray horse, with glossy hair — Virginia Woolf >
 < from the road there was a magnificent view of the country lying to the south — Sherwood Anderson >
4. : impressive to the imagination : inspiring, noble
 < a magnificent illustration of the public's instinct for the quality of a leader — F.D.Roosevelt >
 < admonished all to know the truth for the magnificent purpose of becoming free — Philip Wylie >
5. : exceptionally fine
 < valley crops were magnificent that year — Julian Dana >
 < a really magnificent soup — Gordon Sager >
 < our frontiers have turned out some magnificent people — Russell Lord >
Synonyms: see grand
II. noun
(-s)
: one who is eminent
 < seen escorting two magnificents of literary New York — Thomas Beer >
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