| 单词 | glory |
| 释义 | glory —gloryingly, adv. /glawr"ee, glohr"ee/, n. , pl. glories, adj., v., gloried, glorying, interj. n. 1. very great praise, honor, or distinction bestowed by common consent; renown: to win glory on the field of battle. 2. something that is a source of honor, fame, or admiration; a distinguished ornament or an object of pride: a sonnet that is one of the glories of English poetry. 3. adoring praise or worshipful thanksgiving: Give glory to God. 4. resplendent beauty or magnificence: the glory of autumn. 5. a state of great splendor, magnificence, or prosperity. 6. a state of absolute happiness, gratification, contentment, etc.: She was in her glory when her horse won the Derby. 7. the splendor and bliss of heaven; heaven. 8. a ring, circle, or surrounding radiance of light represented about the head or the whole figure of a sacred person, as Christ or a saint; a halo, nimbus, or aureole. 9. anticorona. 10. go to glory, to die. Also, go to one's glory. adj. 11. glory days or years, the time of greatest achievement, popularity, success, or the like: the glory days of radio. v.i. 12. to exult with triumph; rejoice proudly (usually fol. by in): Their father gloried in their success. 13. Obs. to boast. interj. 14. Also, glory be. Glory be to God (used to express surprise, elation, wonder, etc.). [1300-50; ME < OF glorie < L gloria] Syn. 1. fame, eminence, celebrity. 4. brilliance, refulgence, effulgence. Ant. 1. disgrace, obloquy. |
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