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grand

英 [grænd] 美[ɡrænd]

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近义词large great

反义词

adj. 宏伟的；豪华的；极重要的
n. 大钢琴；一千美元
n. (Grand)人名；(法)格朗；(英、瑞典)格兰德

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复数: grands;比较级: grander;最高级: grandest;副词: grandly;名词: grandness;

中文词源

grand 壮丽的，堂皇的

来自拉丁文grandis, 巨大的，壮丽的，词源同great. 用做数字量词1000.

英英释意

1. the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

2. a piano with the strings on a harp-shaped frame; usually supported by 3 legs

英文词源

grand: grand: [16] The original Latin word for ‘big’ was magnus (as in magnify, magnitude, etc). However, it also had grandis. This not only denoted great physical size; it also had connotations of moral greatness or sublimity, and in addition often carried the specialized meaning ‘full-grown’. This last, together with a possibly etymologically connected Greek brénthos ‘pride’ and Old Church Slavonic gradi ‘breast’ suggest that its underlying meaning may be ‘swelling’.

French (grand) and Italian and Spanish (grande) have taken it over as their main adjective for ‘big’, but in English it remains a more specialized word, for things or people that are ‘great’ or ‘imposing’. Its use for denoting family relationships separated by two generations, as in grandmother, was adopted from Old French, and goes back, in the case of grandame and grandsire, to the 13th century, well before the independent adjective grand itself was borrowed.

But the underlying notion is as old as the Greeks and Romans, who used mégas and magnus in the same way.
grand (adj.): late 14c., grant "large, big" (early 12c. in surnames), from Anglo-French graunt and directly from Old French grant, grand (10c., Modern French grand) "large, tall; grown-up; great, powerful, important; strict, severe; extensive; numerous," from Latin grandis "big, great; full, abundant," also "full-grown;" figuratively "strong, powerful, weighty, severe," of unknown origin. In Vulgar Latin it supplanted magnus and continued in the Romanic languages. The connotations of "noble, sublime, lofty, dignified," etc., were in Latin. In English it developed a special sense of "imposing." Meaning "principal, chief, most important" (especially in titles) is from 1560s; that of "of very high or noble quality" is from 1712. As a general term of admiration, "magnificent, splendid," from 1816. Related: Grander; grandest.

Grand jury is late 15c. Grand piano from 1797. The grand tour of the principal sites of continental Europe, as part of a gentleman's education, is attested by that name from 1660s. The Grand Canyon of the Colorado River in western U.S. was so called by 1869, popularized by Maj. John Wesley Powell, scientific adventurer, who explored it; earlier it had been known as Big Canyon. For grand slam see slam (n.2).
grand (n.): "thousand dollars," 1915, American English underworld slang, from grand (adj.).

同义词辨析

big, large, great, grand

这些形容词均含"大的"之意。

big：常用词，使用广泛，较口语化。多指体积、重量或容量等方面的"大"，有时也用于描写抽象之物。

large：普通用词，含义广，指体积、面积、容量、数量以及程度等方面的大，具体或抽象意义均可用。

great：普通用词，可指具体东西的"大"，但更常指事物的重要，人的行为、品格的伟大等，带一定的感情色彩。

grand：侧重指盛大、绝大，有气派。

grand, magnificent, majestic, splendid, noble

这些形容词都含有"宏伟壮丽的"之意。

grand：侧重规模大，豪华而宏伟壮丽、盛大。也可指人的崇高、伟大。

magnificent：指环境、建筑物等本身的壮丽、堂皇、庄严、崇高或出色等。

majestic：侧重状态、外表、仪态等给人以威严感。

splendid：指人在行为、品德或性格等方面的卓越超群；指物侧重外观上的辉煌。用于口语中，作"极好的，绝妙的"解。

noble：指因本身著名或从外表上看有令人难忘的华丽、庄严、卓越、雄壮或崇高。

考试真题

With such a grand history, kite flying is sure to remain an entertaining and popular sport.

The grand total over the 10 months they've lived in the three-bedroom house: $200.

For a banquet celebrating the Grand Duke Nicholas of Russia's visit to George IV's Brighton Pavillion on Jan.18th, 1817, the menu featured 120 different dishes, highlighting eight different soups, 40 main courses, and 32 desserts.

He voyaged to England to cook in the modern Great kitchen of the prince regent, George IV, and crossed continents to prepare grand banquets for the tables of Tsar Alexander I of Russia.

The experiment was a grand success and Talleyrand's association with French nobility would prove a profitable connection for Careme.

Within Italy, the great focus was Rome, whose ancient ruins and more recent achievements were shown to every Grand Tourist.

Thus was born the idea of the Grand Tour, a practice which introduced Englishmen, Germans, Scandinavians, and also Americans to the art and culture of France and Italy for the next 300 years.

The Grand Tourist was typically a young man with a thorough grounding in Greek and Latin literature as well as some leisure time, some means, and some interest in art.

The British traveler Charles Thompson spoke for many Grand Tourists when in 1744 he described himself as being impatiently desirous of viewing a country so famous in history, a country which once gave laws to the world, and which is at present the greatest school of music and painting, contains the noblest productions of sculpture and architecture, and is filled with cabinets of rarities, and collections of all kinds of historical relics.

Since there were few museums anywhere in Europe before the close of the eighteenth century, Grand Tourists often saw paintings and sculptures by gaining admission to private collections, and many were eager to acquire examples of Greco-Roman and Italian art for their own collections.

Most Grand Tourists, however, stayed for briefer periods and set out with less scholarly intentions, accompanied by a teacher or guardian, and expected to return home with souvenirs of their travels as well as an understanding of art and architecture formed by exposure to great masterpieces.

London was a frequent starting point for Grand Tourists, and Paris a compulsory destination; many traveled to the Netherlands, some to Switzerland and Germany, and a very few adventurers to Spain, Greece, or Turkey.

There is a view that modern humans are inevitably sowing the seeds of a global Grand Banks-style disaster.

Perhaps the best example of boom growth and bust decline is the Grand Banks fishery.

There was no grand follow-up to the Apollo missions.

L) The college admission essay contains the grandest American themes―status anxiety, parental piety (孝顺), intellectual standards—and so it is only a matter of time before it becomes infected by the country's culture of excessive concern with self-esteem.

Although that can indeed be frustrating, this is probably the only way to treat so grand a topic.

It has a very informal atmosphere, quite unlike some grand houses you visit.

I went there last Saturday for their grand opening sale, but I drove around the parking lot for nearly an hour, looking for a space before I finally gave up and came home

She attended the supermarket's grand opening ceremony

London was a frequent starting point for Grand Tourists, and Paris a compulsory destination; many traveled to the Netherlands,some to Switzerland and Germany, and a very few adventurers to Spain, Greece, or Turkey.

Most Grand Tourists, however, stayed for briefer periods and set out with less scholarly intentions, accompanied by a teacher or guardian, and expected to return home with souvenirs of their travels as well as an understanding of art and architecture form

since there were few museums anywhere in Europe before the close of the eighteenth century, Grand Tourists often saw paintings and sculptures by gaining admission to private collections, and many were eager to acquire examples of Greco- Roman and Italian

This is a grand challenge for our age and it may require an "irrational" response.

with more than $12 billion in sales this year, the industry is booming and, according to the market research company, Grand view Research, is on track to sell billions more by 2025.

within Italy, the great focus was Rome, whose ancient ruins and more recent achievements were shown to every Grand Tourist.

However doctor grand adds, that some people will hesitate, because they don't actually believe they can make it happen, while others will rush into downshifting to discover that their dream ends up with the financial crisis.

They listened with great interest and then enthusiastically joined in grand conversations about Harry's adventures.

Julie Park of Grand Rapids Community College points to another key to luring millennials into manufacturing, a work/life balance.

词组搭配

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。

实用场景例句

It'll cost you five grand!: 这要花去你5 000块钱！

She finally learned to drive at the grand old age of 70.: 她终于在70岁高龄学会了开车。

He described himself grandly as a ‘landscape architect ’.: 他自封为“景观建筑师”。

the Grand Duchess Elena: 大公夫人埃琳娜

Fred did a grand job of painting the house.: 弗雷德粉刷房子干得很出色。

Thanks. That'll be grand!: 谢谢。那太棒了！

I had a grand day out at the seaside.: 我在海边痛痛快快玩了一天。

New Yorkers built their city on a grand scale .: 纽约人大规模地建造自己的城市。

a grand design/plan/strategy: 宏伟的蓝图；宏大的计划；重大的战略思想

We stayed at the Grand Hotel.: 我们住在格兰酒店。

the Grand Canyon: 大峡谷

The wedding was a very grand occasion.: 婚礼场面非常隆重。

It's not a very grand house.: 这房子并不是十分富丽堂皇。

They're paying you ten grand now for those adaptations of old plays.: 他们打算付你一万美元作为改编老剧本的报酬。

They stayed at The Grand Hotel, Budapest.: 他们住在布达佩斯大饭店。

It came to a grand total of £20,329.: 总计20,329英镑。

He was a grand bloke.: 他非常了不起。

The dinner was a grand success...: 晚宴办得十分成功。

Few museums could rival the Old Royal Observatory at Greenwich for a grand day out...: 若想找个地儿开心地逛一天，没有哪家博物馆能比得上格林尼治皇家天文台。

The Duke of Clarence will be there, and many of your grander friends.: 克拉伦斯公爵将会到场，还有你许多牛不可及的朋友亦将出席。

He is grander and even richer than the Prince of Wales...: 他比威尔士亲王还牛气，甚至更有钱。

The grand design of Europe's monetary union is already agreed.: 欧洲统一货币的宏伟构想已经获得认同。

Critics will point to other grand schemes that have gone less well, such as Sheffield's World Student Games disaster...: 批评家将会指出其他一些并不成功的大项目，比如谢菲尔德世界大学生运动会这一败笔。

The scenery of South Island is on a grand scale.: 南岛风光壮观秀丽。

...this grand building in the center of town...: 这幢位于市中心的宏伟建筑

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