(BrE) (NAmEsplendor) ADJECTIVE | VERB + SPLENDOUR/SPLENDOR | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤full盡顯輝煌◇A butterfly emerged in its full splendour a week later.一週之後蝴蝶破繭而出,絢麗奪目。➤glorious, great, regal壯觀;顯赫;富麗堂皇▸➤former, original昔日的/當初的輝煌▸➤faded褪了色的光彩▸➤architectural, scenic, visual壯觀的建築;壯麗的景色;壯麗的視覺效果➤baroque, gothic, medieval, etc.巴羅克式、哥特式、中世紀等的輝煌➤Edwardian, Victorian, etc.愛德華時代、維多利亞時代等的輝煌◇They have restored the building to its former Victorian splendour.他們已經修復了這幢建築,恢復了它往日維多利亞時代的輝煌。VERB + SPLENDOUR/SPLENDOR➤have華麗◇The hotel has the splendour of a 19th-century mansion.這家酒店具有 19 世紀豪宅的華麗風格。➤lose失去光彩➤match與⋯的輝煌相匹敵◇No other palace could match the splendour of the Taj Mahal.沒有宮殿能比得上泰姬陵的富麗堂皇。➤recapture, regain重拾光彩;重獲輝煌◇It will take a lot of repair work before the building regains its former splendour.要想使這座建築重拾昔日的丰采,必須進行大規模整修。➤restore sth to使⋯恢復光彩◇The house has been restored to its original splendour.這座房子已經恢復了當初的光彩。PREPOSITION➤in splendour富麗堂皇◇They dined in a special suite in glorious splendour.他們在一間富麗堂皇的專用套房裏進餐。➤in sb's/sth's splendour在⋯的輝煌之中◇There below lay Paris in all its splendour.那下面就是光彩奪目的巴黎。➤of splendour堂皇的◇a castle of great splendour富麗堂皇的城堡➤splendours of⋯的壯麗◇I've only just discovered the splendours of the countryside.我剛剛發現鄉村的景色如此壯美。PHRASES➤in solitary splendour高聳壯美◇The castle rises in solitary splendour on the fringe of the desert.這座城堡巋然聳立在沙漠的邊際,顯得十分壯美。