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brilliant

/bril-yuhnt/US // ˈbrɪl yənt //UK // (ˈbrɪljənt) //

精彩纷呈,辉煌,精采的,灿烂

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : shining brightly; sparkling; glittering; lustrous: the brilliant lights of the city.
    • : distinguished; illustrious: a brilliant performance by a young pianist.
    • : having or showing great intelligence, talent, quality, etc.: a brilliant technician.
    • : strong and clear in tone; vivid; bright: brilliant blues and greens; the brilliant sound of the trumpets.
    • : splendid or magnificent: a brilliant social event.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : Jewelry. a gem, especially a diamond, having any of several varieties of the brilliant cut.
    • : Printing. a size of type about 3½-point.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.shining, glowing in appearance
adj.very intelligent

Examples

  • That was the brilliant idea at the heart of the film Arrival.

  • We had a brilliant team that figured out often with duct tape and chicken wire in the early days how to get things up and running.

  • Anytime I feel the need for a little push that’s authentic and earnest, I’ll listen to an episode or two to be reminded of what brilliant and thoughtful folks are doing in the world.

  • People have been using long-tail keywords for a long time and seeing brilliant results with their search rankings.

  • She is a brilliant, compassionate, empathetic candidate and that came across in her speech.

  • These were brilliant writers who were really great at keeping it to jokes.

  • His speeches, which he wrote himself, were frequently brilliant, even if they too often pointed backward instead of forward.

  • Sachin Tendulkar may be one of the most brilliant players in the sport, but he struggles to liven up his memoirs.

  • Both impart the experience of sitting with brilliant Cubans over a rum to debate the State of Cuban Intellectual Life.

  • Of course, you can read this just as a brilliant, subversive coda to a horror movie.

  • In the evening, St. Peter's and its accessories were illuminated—by far the most brilliant spectacle I ever saw.

  • Kum Kale has been a brilliant bit of work, though I fear we have lost nearly a quarter of our effectives.

  • Admiration for brilliant colours, for moving things, such as feathers, is common to the two.

  • But in August, 1805, the approaching war with Austria caused the Emperor to summon his most brilliant cavalry leader to his side.

  • As a brilliant conversationalist and well-versed political economist he has few rivals in his country.