splendid

Word family

splen·did /ˈsplendɪd/ adjectiveadj

1 GOOD/EXCELLENT old-fashioned very good 極好的，極佳的 SYN excellent

a splendid idea

很妙的主意

a splendid opportunity

絕佳的機會

The staff are doing a splendid job.

員工們幹得非常棒。

2 BEAUTIFUL/GOOD-LOOKINGbeautiful and impressive 壯麗的，華麗的，輝煌的，燦爛的 SYN magnificent

All the rooms have splendid views.

所有的房間都能看到漂亮的景致。

a splendid cathedral

宏偉的大教堂

3 British EnglishBrE spoken old-fashioned used to show that you approve of or are pleased by something 好極了〔用於表示贊成某事或對其感到高興〕 SYN great

‘I’ll see you tomorrow then.’ ‘Splendid!’

“那麽我明天和你見面。”“好極了！”

4 in splendid isolation used to emphasize that something is not with other things 巋然獨立，傲然獨立〔用於強調〕

The house sits in splendid isolation on top of a steep hill.

這棟房子巋然獨立於一座陡山的頂部。

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in splendid isolation• Campus bookselling had existed in splendid isolation and been largely unmoved by the 1980s high street revolution, he argued.• The Memorial Hall stands in splendid isolation as the only village amenity.• It was a simple drawing of a square tower, standing in splendid isolation like an accusing finger pointing at the sky.• All that survives now is two walls, standing in splendid isolation, up to the deck height of the bridge.

—splendidly adverbadv

a splendidly equipped new sports centre

設備極佳的新體育中心

The team played splendidly.

這支球隊打得很出色。

Examples from the Corpus

splendid• In the centre of the room was a splendid 18th century oak table.• Fortunately there are still a handful of splendid brews that are allowed to condition in the bottle.• In time, Fallows also became a splendid computer guru, a genuine rarity among top public policy analysts.• Mama was a superb cook and she invariably prepared something splendid for us.• The troops are doing a splendid job of keeping the peace.• It was a splendid marriage and he thought of ambition only, never of love or of gratitude.• And the music, while not necessarily the most inventive guitar-drive stuff you've ever heard, has its splendid moments.• How splendid, they have a warm spot in their hearts for those suffering from messianic delusion.• It is more than that, as artificial selection has made a splendid variety of sizes, shapes, colours and tastes.• a splendid view of the pyramids• Wealthy nobles inhabited splendid villas in the surrounding countryside.• He welcomed all the authors, promised a splendid week.

Origin splendid

(1600-1700) Latin splendidus, from splendere “to shine”

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