| 词汇 | grandeur |
| 释义 | grandeur noun[ U ] uk /ˈɡræn.dʒər/ us /ˈɡræn.dʒɚ/ the quality of being very large and special or beautiful: 宏伟，壮丽，堂皇 grandeur ofthe silent grandeur of the desert沉寂而壮丽的沙漠 the grandeur of Wagner's music瓦格纳音乐的雄浑风格 Beauty and attractiveness aesthetic attractiveness beauty chic daintiness gorgeousness grace gracefulness gussy someone/something up heart-stopping magnificence majestically majesty nobility picturesqueness stateliness sublimity sultriness swoony va-va-voom grandeur | American Dictionarygrandeur noun[ U ] us/ˈɡræn·dʒər, -ˌdʒʊər/ a quality of great beauty and size which attracts admiration: We were struck by the silent grandeur of the desert. Examples of grandeurgrandeur This representation of rich textiles and fabrics served to heighten the illusion of the grandeur, the splendour and the power of the king. It is, in a way, the sine qua non of municipal connections, since it gives them grandeur and legitimacy. At the beginning of the eighteenth century, artists focused on the imperial grandeur of the city. Its formality reflected general ideas of public grandeur as well as the orderly acquisition and display of objects. Most accounts of pre-puberty marriage written by women, however, open with tales of childish pleasure at the pomp and grandeur of the wedding ceremony. The scale and grandeur of such examples was, it seems, a comparatively recent phenomenon. For all of its obvious grandeur, the work has a few failings. The effect is one of generosity, verticality, exclusivity, grandeur, dignity, awe. It was defeated by the impossible grandeur of its own moral ambition. We are haunted by a conscience of this right to grandeur of character, and are false to it. Its grandeur would elevate the sense of self-worth among ' ' the masses, ' ' uniting them with ' ' the people ' ' through pride in place. At the same time it should ideally disappear after the performance to allow the grandeur and otherness of the cave to reassert itself. It is a sign of grandeur: one who lacks it will hardly create something new. Versailles, built to project the power and grandeur of the absolute monarchy, soon came to symbolize its fragility. This camp held that the more traditional format was now the way ahead, and that 'democratic opera' could not achieve the necessary grandeur. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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