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grand and impressive beauty 壮丽；雄伟；豪华；华丽 The room has a view of Rheims Cathedral, in all its splendour. 从这个房间可以饱览兰斯大教堂的壮观景色。 The palace has been restored to its former splendour. 宫殿经过修葺，重现出昔日的富丽堂皇。
Extra ExamplesIt will take a lot of repair work before the building regains its former splendour. 要想使这座建筑重拾昔日的丰采，必须进行大规模整修。 No other palace could match the splendour of the Taj Mahal. 没有宫殿能比得上泰姬陵的富丽堂皇。 The castle rises in solitary splendour on the fringe of the desert. 这座城堡岿然耸立在沙漠的边际，显得十分壮美。 The hotel has the splendour of a 19th-century mansion. 这家酒店具有 19 世纪豪宅的华丽风格。 The house has been restored to its original splendour. 这座房子已经恢复了当初的光彩。 There below lay Paris in all its splendour. 那下面就是光彩夺目的巴黎。 They dined in a special suite in glorious splendour. 他们在一间富丽堂皇的专用套房里进餐。 They have restored the building to its former Victorian splendour. 他们已经修复了这幢建筑，恢复了它往日维多利亚时代的辉煌。 a castle of great splendour 富丽堂皇的城堡
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- full
- glorious
- great
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- have
- lose
- match
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- in splendour
- in somebody’s/something’s splendour
- of splendour
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- in solitary splendour
- splendours[plural]
the beautiful and impressive features or qualities of something, especially a place （尤指某地的）壮丽景色，恢弘气势 the splendours of Rome (= its fine buildings, etc.) 罗马的壮丽景色 I've only just discovered the splendours of the English countryside. 我刚刚发现英国乡村的景色如此壮美。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- full
- glorious
- great
- …
- have
- lose
- match
- …
- in splendour
- in somebody’s/something’s splendour
- of splendour
- …
- in solitary splendour
Word Originlate Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French splendur or Latin splendor, from splendere ‘shine, be bright’.