单词 | brilliant |
释义 | Word Frequency brilliant(ˈbrɪljənt) adjective 1. shining with light; sparkling 2. (of a colour) having a high saturation and reflecting a considerable amount of light; vivid 3. outstanding; exceptional a brilliant success 4. splendid; magnificent a brilliant show 5. of outstanding intelligence or intellect a brilliant mind a brilliant idea 6. music a. (of the tone of an instrument) having a large proportion of high harmonics above the fundamental b. Also: brilliant (French brijɑ̃), brilliante (French brijɑ̃t) with spirit; lively noun 7. Also called: brilliant cut a. a popular circular cut for diamonds and other gemstones in the form of two many-faceted pyramids (the top one truncated) joined at their bases b. a diamond of this cut 8. (formerly) a size of a printer's type approximately equal to 4 point Derived forms brilliantly (ˈbrilliantly) adverb Word origin C17: from French brillant shining, from briller to shine, from Italian brillare, from brillo beryl |
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