brilliant

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a. 光辉的, 灿烂的, 有才气的 [机] 亮的

发音

US /ˈbɹɪljənt/
AU /ˈbɹɪ(l)jənt/
IN /ˈbrɪl(lɪ)jᵻnʈ/

词形变化

brilliants 复数 brilliants brillianted brilliants 三单 brillianting 现在分词 brillianted 过去式 brillianted 过去分词 more brilliant 比较级 most brilliant 最高级

别名

brill

教材释义与例句

形容词

灿烂的,闪耀的;杰出的;有才气的;精彩的,绝妙的

brilliant light or colour is very bright and strong

She closed her eyes against the brilliant light .

强烈的光线下,她闭起了眼睛。

We sat outside in the brilliant sunshine .

我们坐在外面,沐浴在灿烂的阳光下。

She was dressed in brilliant white.

她穿着一身耀眼的白色。

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A finely cut gemstone, especially a diamond, cut in a particular form with numerous facets so as to maximize light return through the top (called "table") of the stone.

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  2. 2.

    The size of type between excelsior and diamond, standardized as 4-point.

    过时 不可数 媒体 印刷 可数
  3. 3.

    Most hummingbird species of the genus Heliodoxa.

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  4. 4.

    A kind of cotton goods, figured on the weaving.

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v.
  1. 1.

    To cut (a diamond) with many facets, to make it into a brilliant.

    及物
adj. A2 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    Shining brightly.

    the brilliant lights along the promenade

  2. 2.

    Both bright and saturated.

    butterflies with brilliant blue wings

  3. 3.

    Having a sharp, clear tone.

  4. 4.

    Of surpassing excellence; magnificent.

    The actor's performance in the play was simply brilliant.

  5. 5.

    Highly intelligent.

    She is a brilliant scientist.

  6. 6.

    Great, wonderful.

    英国

    https://youtu.be/aoag03mSuXQ?t=5139s He absolutely could have told us to get lost, and didn't. What a brilliant guy!

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词源

Borrowed from French brillant (late 17th century), present participle of the verb briller, from Italian brillare, possibly from Latin berillus, beryllus (“a beryl, gem, eyeglass”), from Ancient Greek βήρυλλος (bḗrullos, “beryl”).

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