grandiose

形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Large and impressive, in size, scope or extent.
    — Independence does not need to be a grandiose process of disconnection and severing ties.
  2. Pompous or pretentious.
    — There is a station here, of course, opened as Didcot in June 1844 and renamed as the more grandiose-sounding Didcot Parkway in July 1985.
  3. Magnificent or spectacular.

词形变化

more grandiose comparative most grandiose superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
blandiose grandiosely grandioseness ungrandiose
相关词
grand grandeur grandiosity grandioso

词源

From French grandiose, from Italian grandioso, from Latin grandis (“great, grand”) (English grand). Possibly from grand + -ose, though to be debated. Doublet of grandioso.
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