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grand

adjective
 
/ɡrænd/
/ɡrænd/
(comparative grander, superlative grandest)
Idioms
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  1.  
     impressive and large or important壯麗的；堂皇的；重大的
    • It's not a very grand house.這房子並不是十分富麗堂皇。
    • The wedding was a very grand occasion.婚禮場面非常隆重。
    • The book dares to take on grand themes in the grand manner.這本書敢於以宏大的方式呈現宏大的主題。
    Topics Buildingsb2
  2. Grand
     [only before noun] used in the names of impressive or very large buildings, etc.（用於大建築物等的名稱）大
    • the Grand Canyon大峽谷
    • We stayed at the Grand Hotel.我們住在格蘭酒店。
  3.  
     needing a lot of effort, money or time to succeed but intended to achieve impressive results宏大的；宏偉的；有氣派的
    • a grand plan/strategy/scheme宏偉的計劃/戰略/計劃
    • The gallery had its grand opening on 18 January.畫廊於1月18日盛大開幕。
    • New Yorkers built their city on a grand scale.紐約人大規模地建造自己的城市。
    Topics Successb2
  4. used to describe the largest or most important item of its kind壯麗的；堂皇的；重大的
    • The film won the grand prize at the Berlin Film Festival.這部電影在柏林電影節上獲得了大獎。
    • Tomorrow is the grand final with just 12 contestants left from the hundreds who entered.明天是決賽，數百名參賽者中只剩下12名選手。
  5. (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.他們都是貴族或淑女，但他們一點也不高貴。
    • She put on her grandest air and waltzed into the living room to join the others.她擺出一副盛氣淩人的樣子，大搖大擺地走進客廳，加入其他人的行列。
  6. (dialect or informal) very good or great fun; excellent極好的；快樂的；美妙的；出色的
    • I had a grand day out at the seaside.我在海邊痛痛快快玩了一天。
    • Thanks. That'll be grand!謝謝。那太棒了！
    • Fred did a grand job of painting the house.弗雷德粉刷房子幹得很出色。
  7. Grand
     used in the titles of people of very high social rank（對上層社會的人的稱呼）大
    • the Grand Duchess Elena大公夫人埃琳娜
    8. 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…)
  1. a great age高齡
    • She finally learned to drive at the grand old age of 70.她終於在 70 歲高齡學會了開車。
a/the grand old man (of something)
  1. a man who is respected in a particular profession that he has been involved in for a long time元老；資深前輩；老前輩
    • James Lovelock, the grand old man of environmental science詹姆斯 · 洛夫洛克，環境科學的元老
    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.

grand

noun
/ɡrænd/
/ɡrænd/
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  1. (plural grand)
     (informal) $1 000; £1 0001 000 美元；1 000 英鎊
    • It'll cost you five grand!這要花去你 5 000 塊錢！
  2. (also grand piano)
     a large piano in which the strings are horizontal高齡 see also baby grand, concert grand
    3. 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’.

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