| 单词 | grand |
| 释义 | grand I. 1. a. obsolete b. < remarking that death was the grand mystery of all time > c. < a grand master > < a grand champion > < a grand duke > also 2. a. < the grand total of all money paid out over the period > < three independent services, coordinated only to the extent necessary to have uniformity in grand policy — T.K.Finletter > b. < the Bible is the grand proof in English that in the greatest writing literary beauty is not a main object but a by-product — Douglas Bush > 3. < the grand staircase leading up from the large front hallway > < the grand ballroom > < to make expressive of the form within, of its volume and movement, this was the painter's grand preoccupation — Laurence Binyon > 4. a. < a grand mistake > < a grand imposture > b. < some grand but impractical ideas about how to make money > < a grand bringing together of a thousand details to make a clear and interesting lecture > < a grand adventure among pirates and desperadoes > c. < the grand structure of the hippodrome > < a grand chorus > 5. a. < a grand celebration in honor of the king's birthday > < a grand exhibition of fireworks > also < the grand manner of royalty descending from a coach — American Guide Series: California > b. < the grand figure of the duchess at the head of the table > < the grand totality of the author's literary output > : majestic, splendid, magnificent < a grand regal ceremony > < made a grand appearance in silk dress and jeweled tiara > < the worn, homely face, grand in its utter simplicity — L.M.Angus-Butterworth > : lofty, sublime < writing in the grand style > < an epic poem around a grand conception of heaven and hell > c. < you were much too grand to speak to us — Archibald Marshall > d. < a man given to grand gestures and pretentious statements > 6. < got up in the morning feeling grand > < had a grand time at the picnic > : admirable < a grand old man > 7. Synonyms: < grand amid the hall floor was the Goth king in his gear — William Morris > < the grandest passages in the Bible — A.L.Guérard > < at the piano her mood exalted patriotism, uplifted in spirit by that grand song — Winston Churchill > < the great cathedral seemed so grand when one was all alone there with the music rolling away down the nave — J.R.Green > magnificent may apply to a most extreme and impressive scope, sumptuousness, splendor, stateliness, munificence, or handsomeness without loss of dignity or taste < how magnificent was the sight of the royal escort, the brilliant uniforms of the troops, the marching bands — Edith Sitwell > < the magnificent marble town house, celebrated as a world's wonder, even in that age and country, in which so much splendor was lavished on municipal palaces — J.L.Motley > < perhaps the most magnificent manifestation of poetic mysticism is the last canto — G.G.Coulton > imposing may describe what is impressive through commanding size, dignity, or magnificence < she came in, like a ship in full sail, an imposing creature, tall and stout, with an ample bust and an obesity girthed in — W.S.Maugham > < an imposing neoclassic structure in the form of a Greek cross with a Corinthian entrance portico — American Guide Series: Maryland > < an imposing appearance, with vast blocks or boulders of granite, sparkling with mica — American Guide Series: Texas > stately may suggest blended poised dignity and handsomeness, impressiveness, size and strength, or loftiness < the picture of a regal and stately lady in court dress, with a high diamond tiara upon her noble head — A. Conan Doyle > < the long and stately flight of steps descending from the Capitoline Hill to the level of lower Rome — Nathaniel Hawthorne > majestic, which blends the connotations of imposing and stately, may also connote a lofty solemn thought-provoking or awe-inspiring grandeur < calm and majestic, the very picture of courtly self-possession in his coat of gold brocade and black velvet breeches, with a jeweled order tangled in the rich laces upon his breast — Elinor Wylie > < the majestic movement of cosmic time — Aldous Huxley > < the majestic tradition of classic study gives to the old humanities a dignity that newer branches of learning can never attain — C.H.Grandgent > august applies to an exalted impressiveness inspiring awe, wonder, reverence, or abashment < a sight of the old heathen emperor is enough to create an evanescent sentiment of loyalty even in a democratic bosom, so august does he look, so fit to rule, so worthy of man's profoundest homage and obedience — Nathaniel Hawthorne > < for in the eternal city … a Power august, benignant and supreme shall then absolve thee of all farther duties — E.A.Poe > noble may imply illustrious, dignified excellence, stateliness, or loftiness < the disinterested search for truth is certainly one of the highest and noblest careers that a man can choose — W.R.Inge > < the old artists, who attained their grand results by penetrating themselves with some noble and significant action — Matthew Arnold > < a noble building of rose-colored sandstone inlaid with white marble — Elinor Wylie > grandiose may describe unusual largeness or scope or even majesty, but it commonly suggests an inflated pompous or preposterous pretension < the grandiose complexities of the universe — J.W.Krutch > < a grandiose conception worthy of a feudal baron of commerce — V.L.Parrington > All of these words lend themselves readily to hyperbole in application to trivial, mundane, or insignificant things being highly praised II. 1. usually capitalized a. < a past grand > b. 2. 3. slang < made about three grand on a swindle > 4. a. 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