单词 | eclat |
释义 | eclat (once / 17721 pages) n When you do something with eclat, you do it with great style or an amazing effect. A skilled magician performs all of her tricks with eclat. Eclat is the gusto or flair with which you make an entrance at a party or sing a song at your school talent show. It's also a certain measure of success, especially the type that other people consider you to have — your skill on the soccer field might lend you a certain amount of eclat among your classmates, for example. The word eclat comes from the French éclat, which means "splinter or fragment," but also "flash of brilliance." WORD FAMILYeclat: eclats USAGE EXAMPLESMahler’s Seventh Symphony, a work close to Boulez’s heart with an eerie sound world connected to Boulez’s, followed immediately on the heels of “Eclat.” Los Angeles Times(Nov 21, 2016) The first couples Boulez’s “Eclat” with Mahler’s seldom-performed Symphony No. 7, which Rattle says was Boulez’s favorite of the Mahler symphonies. Los Angeles Times(Nov 15, 2016) Mr. Rattle began the program with Boulez’s “Éclat,” a 10-minute work from 1965 scored for 15 instruments, including guitar and piano. New York Times(Nov 11, 2016) 1n brilliant or conspicuous success or effect the eclat of a great achievement Hyper brilliance, grandeur, grandness, magnificence, splendor, splendour the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand 2n ceremonial elegance and splendor entered with much eclat in a coach drawn by eight white horses Syn|Hyper pomp elegance a refined quality of gracefulness and good taste 3n enthusiastic approval they gave him more eclat than he really deserved Syn|Hyper acclaim, acclamation, plaudit, plaudits approval, commendation a message expressing a favorable opinion |
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