Picture something that shines: a great hall lit up, a palace catching the sun. It is not just good — it is bright enough that you stop and look. The praise in this word always has light in it.
From the word’s history
From Latin splendidus, from splendēre 'to shine, to be bright'. The literal meaning is simply 'shining' — every modern sense is that brightness applied to something: a building, an idea, a piece of news.
來自拉丁文 splendidus,而它來自動詞 splendēre「發光、閃耀」。也就是說這個字的字面意思就是「發亮的」,沒有別的。今天所有的用法——誇一棟建築、誇一個點子、聽到好消息喊一聲——都是把這道光打到不同的東西上。同一家族的還有名詞 splendour/splendor(壯麗、輝煌)和 resplendent(光彩奪目的),記住這個「光」,整組字就串起來了。
Wiktionary, entry 'splendid', citing Latin splendidus < splendēre 'to shine'
登入就可以看每一支怎麼連回核心畫面。
原始詞典資料3 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
splendidadj/ˈsplɛndɪd/
- 1
Possessing or displaying splendor; shining; very bright.
- a splendid sun
- It is distinguished from xanthocobaltic nitrate by its crystalline form, and by yielding a splendid cinnabarred precipitate with a solution of iodine in potassium iodide […]
- 2
Gorgeous; magnificent; sumptuous; of remarkable beauty.
- a splendid palace
- a splendid procession
- 3
Brilliant, excellent, of a very high standard.
- "We've fallen on our feet and no mistake," said Peter. "This is going to be perfectly splendid. That old chap will let us do anything we like."
- November 2 2014, Daniel Taylor, "Sergio Agüero strike wins derby for Manchester City against 10-man United," guardian.co.uk Hart had to make two splendid saves as Van Persie and Di María took aim and Fellaini should really have done better with a headed chance.
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