magnificent

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mag·nif·i·cent /mæɡˈnɪfəsənt/ adjectiveadj

BEAUTIFUL/GOOD-LOOKINGvery good or beautiful, and very impressive 宏伟的，壮丽的；华丽的，富丽堂皇的

a magnificent performance

气势恢宏的演出

The twelve-mile coastline has magnificent scenery.

这12英里的海岸线景色壮观。

She looked magnificent in a long red dress.

她穿着红色长裙，看起来美极了。

► see thesaurus at beautiful

—magnificently adverbadv

—magnificence noun [uncountableU]

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magnificent• a magnificent 15th century castle• Forty-five at least, with grey in his black hair, and magnificent.• They're not cheap but look magnificent.• The location of the town along the river is magnificent.• Wolves are magnificent and beautiful animals.• The Siberian Tiger is a magnificent animal.• a magnificent art deco building• The magnificent beaches of Portrush and Portstewart, two very popular holiday resorts, are within five miles of the University.• It is vast, cold, magnificent but artificial, its detail mechanical, its mosaics pre-Raphaelite in feeling.• The horse was a magnificent creature with a gleaming jet black coat.• He washed and dressed in a magnificent embroidered robe topped with a great gilt turban, then returned to the feast.• The room was dominated by a magnificent four-poster bed.• a magnificent golden eagle• the magnificent mountains around Lake Titicaca• Behind you is a magnificent organ above which is a fresco dedicated to the Life of St Cecilia.• Creativity is not restricted to painting magnificent pictures.

Origin magnificent

(1400-1500) Latin magnificus “very impressive, excellent”, from magnus “great”

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