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impressive and large or important 壮丽的；堂皇的；重大的 It's not a very grand house. 这房子并不是十分富丽堂皇。 The wedding was a very grand occasion. 婚礼场面非常隆重。 The book dares to take on grand themes in the grand manner. 这本书敢于以宏大的方式呈现宏大的主题。
- Grand[only before noun]
used in the names of impressive or very large buildings, etc. （用于大建筑物等的名称）大 -
needing a lot of effort, money or time to succeed but intended to achieve impressive results 宏大的；宏伟的；有气派的 a grand plan/strategy/scheme 宏伟的计划/战略/计划 The gallery had its grand opening on 18 January. 画廊于1月18日盛大开幕。 New Yorkers built their city on a grand scale. 纽约人大规模地建造自己的城市。
used to describe the largest or most important item of its kind 壮丽的；堂皇的；重大的 The film won the grand prize at the Berlin Film Festival. 这部电影在柏林电影节上获得了大奖。 Tomorrow is the grand final with just 12 contestants left from the hundreds who entered. 明天是决赛，数百名参赛者中只剩下12名选手。
(of people 人 behaving in a proud way because they are rich or from a high social class 傲慢的；高高在上的 They're all Lord or Lady somebody or other, but they're not at all grand. 他们都是贵族或淑女，但他们一点也不高贵。 She put on her grandest air and waltzed into the living room to join the others. 她摆出一副盛气凌人的样子，大摇大摆地走进客厅，加入其他人的行列。
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very good or great fun; excellent 极好的；快乐的；美妙的；出色的 - Grand
used in the titles of people of very high social rank （对上层社会的人的称呼）大 the Grand Duchess Elena 大公夫人埃琳娜
see also grandeur
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French grant, grand, from Latin grandis ‘full-grown, big, great’. The original uses were to denote family relationships and as a title (the Grand, translating Old French le Grand); hence the senses ‘of the highest rank’, ‘of great importance’.
Idioms
a/the grand old age (of…)
a/the grand old man (of something)
a man who is respected in a particular profession that he has been involved in for a long time 元老；资深前辈；老前辈 James Lovelock, the grand old man of environmental science 詹姆斯 · 洛夫洛克，环境科学的元老
CultureGrand Old Man was a title originally used to refer to William Gladstone, who spent many years in British politics in 19th century and was prime minister four times.