grand

grand
adjective

magnificent and imposing in appearance, size, or style
（外表、规模或风格上）宏伟的；壮丽的
a grand country house.
一座宏伟的乡村别墅。
the dinner party was very grand.
宴会场面很壮观。
■designed to impress through scale or splendour
意在以规模（或壮观）打动人的
make a grand gesture.
做了一个夸张的手势。
■(of a person) of high rank and with an appearance and manner appropriate to it
高贵的
she was such a grand lady.
她是一位位高行劭的女士。
■large or ambitious in scope or scale
大的；（对范围或规模）要求高的
his grand design for the future of Europe.
他对欧洲未来的宏伟计划。
collecting on a grand scale.
大规模地收集。
■used in names of places or buildings to suggest size or splendour
大的（用于地名或建筑名）
the Grand Canyon.
大峡谷。
the Grand Hotel.
大饭店。
[attrib.]denoting the largest or most important item of its kind
最大的；最重要的
the grand entrance.
正门。
■of the highest rank (used especially in official titles)
最高的（尤指用于官衔）
the Grand Vizier.
大维齐尔。
■(Law)(of a crime) serious
(律)（罪行）严重的。比较 petty （义项2）
grand theft.
重大盗窃案。
(informal)very good or enjoyable; excellent
(非正式)好极了的；令人愉快的；很棒的
we had a grand day.
我们度过了很棒的一天。
[in combination](in names of family relationships) denoting one generation removed in ascent or descent
［用于家庭成员关系中］隔一代的
a grand-niece.
侄孙女。

(复同单)

(复同单)(informal)a thousand dollars or pounds
(非正式)一千美元；一千英镑
he gets thirty-five grand a year.
他一年收入35,000美元。
a grand piano
三角钢琴

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a (或 the) grand old man of

a man long and highly respected in (a particular field)
（在某领域里长期非常受尊敬的）元老
a grand old man of Scottish local government.
一位苏格兰地方政府的元老。

派生
grandly
adverb
grandness
noun
语源

Middle English: from Old French grant, grand, from Latin grandis 'full-grown, big, great'. The original uses were to denote family relationships (sense 4, following Old French usage) and as a title (the Grand, translating Old French le Grand); hence the senses 'of the highest rank, of great importance'

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