grandeur

noun

1. 宏伟；壮丽；堂皇
   the quality of being great and impressive in appearance
   1. the grandeur and simplicity of Roman architecture
      古罗马建筑的雄伟和简朴
   2. The hotel had an air of faded grandeur.
      这家饭店给人一种繁华已逝的感觉。
2. 高贵；显赫；伟大
   the importance or social status sb has or thinks they have
   1. He has a sense of grandeur about him.
      他觉得自己很了不起。
   2. She is clearly suffering from delusions of grandeur (= thinks she is more important than she really is) .
      她显然是犯了妄自尊大的毛病。

1. N-UNCOUNT 宏伟；堂皇；壮丽
   If something such as a building or a piece of scenery has grandeur, it is impressive because of its size, its beauty, or its power.
   1. ...the grandeur and natural beauty of South America...
      南美洲壮丽的自然美景
   2. Only inside do you appreciate the church's true grandeur.
      只有深入其中，你才能真正欣赏教堂的富丽堂皇。
2. N-UNCOUNT 高贵；显赫；自命不凡
   Someone's grandeur is the great importance and social status that they have, or think they have.
   1. He is wholly concerned with his own grandeur.
      他只关心自己的显赫地位。
3. delusions of grandeur → see: delusion

1. For sheer scale and grandeur, Leeds Castle in Kent takes some beating.
   单从规模和气势来说，肯特的利兹城堡独领风骚。
2. He suggested that we suffer delusions of grandeur as a football nation.
   他暗示我们妄自尊大地以为自己是个足球民族。
3. That's what we tried to portray in the book, this feeling of opulence and grandeur.
   那就是我们在书中竭力描绘的——一种富丽堂皇的气派。
4. Only inside do you appreciate the church's true grandeur.
   只有深入其中，你才能真正欣赏教堂的富丽堂皇。
5. He is wholly concerned with his own grandeur.
   他只关心自己的显赫地位。
6. Murphy's powerfully spoken Oedipus is an autocrat of iconic grandeur
   墨菲激情演绎的俄狄浦斯王是位圣像般威严的独裁者。
7. Columns are usually intended in architecture to add grandeur and status
   圆柱在建筑中通常用来增添气势和显示地位。
8. Their music speaks to us with an innate grandeur we can all understand.
   他们的音乐里流露出一种我们都能体会到的天生的高贵。
9. These ruins sufficiently attest the former grandeur of the place.
   这些遗迹充分证明此处昔日的宏伟。
10. The grandeur of the Grand Canyon is awesome.
    大峡谷的雄伟令人望而生畏。
11. Their manner of building secured a certain air of solidity and grandeur.
    他们的建筑风格保证了一种坚实壮观的气派。
12. They have a revolutionary grandeur.
    它们具有革命的伟大意义。
13. And where I could dissolve my frustration in the beauty and grandeur of their conceptions.
    我的挫败感在他们美妙壮丽的音乐构想中消散。
14. ( psychiatry) marked by exaggerated feelings of euphoria and delusions of grandeur.
    （精神病学）以过度的感觉欣快和对庄严、高贵的错觉为特点。
15. Together we are God, experiencing Himself, in all his grandeur.
    我们一起都是上帝，体验着他自己，在他辉煌壮丽的宇宙中。
16. I come to admire her human grandeur to an ever growing degree.
    我对她高贵品德的敬佩与日俱增。
17. This gives a moral grandeur to his achievements.
    这使他的业绩在道义上也显得崇高伟大。
18. We admired the grandeur of the mountains.
    我们赞美这山脉的雄伟壮观。
19. He displayed aggressiveness and grandeur in his private and business life.
    他在私生活和业务方面都表现得雄心勃勃和讲究排场。
20. Some local government officials have delusions of grandeur far in excess of their actual value to the community.
    一些地方政府官员对自己的夸大妄想，远远超出了他们对社区产生的实际价值。
21. Being ourself in all of our grandeur shows how much we love the world.
    活现我们的伟大庄严，显示我们是如何爱这个世界。
22. In this squalid quarrel, what gives the heroes of the iliad their grandeur?
    在这场卑劣的争吵中，是什么给了《伊利亚特》里英雄人物那种宏伟的气魄呢？
23. The measure of the soul is the limitless activity of mind and the grandeur of imagination.
    衡量灵魂的标准是心灵的无限活动性和伟大的想象力。
24. She was charmed with the beauty and grandeur of the scenery.
    她被这美丽壮观的景色迷住了。
25. He thought of the grandeur and presence of god;
    他想到上帝的伟大，也想到上帝和他同在；
26. The painting shows the grandeur, of the royal palace.
    这幅油画显示了皇宫的富丽堂皇。
27. Your being is grandeur and beauty.
    你的本体为威严和美丽。
28. Greece provides us with an alternative romantic getaway to the grandeur of chateaus and gothic manors.
    希腊为我们的浪漫之旅提供了两种不同的选择&宏伟的城堡，或是哥特式的庄园。
29. As he watched the Niagara Falls, he thought of the grandeur of nature.
    当他注视着尼亚加拉瀑布时，他想到了大自然的伟大。
30. I love to walk Idaho's paths and trails and enjoy its grandeur and picturesque beauty.
    我喜爱走在爱达荷州的蜿蜒小径上，欣赏那雄伟壮观却又如诗似画的景致。

noun

1. the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand
   1. for magnificence and personal service there is the Queen's hotel
   2. his `Hamlet' lacks the brilliance that one expects
   3. it is the university that gives the scene its stately splendor
   4. an imaginative mix of old-fashioned grandeur and colorful art
   5. advertisers capitalize on the grandness and elegance it brings to their products

   Synonym:    magnificencebrilliancesplendorsplendourgrandness

2. the quality of elevation of mind and exaltation of character or ideals or conduct

   Synonym:    nobilitynoblenessmagnanimousness