splendid

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

splen·did adjective, exclamation BrE [ˈsplendɪd] NAmE [ˈsplendɪd]
adjective (especially BrE)
1. (old-fashioned)excellent; very good
Syn: ↑great
•What a splendid idea!
•We've all had a splendid time.
•It will be a splendid opportunity to practise your Spanish.
•The meal was simply splendid.
2. very impressive; very beautiful
•splendid scenery
•The hotel stands in splendid isolation, surrounded by moorland.

Word Origin:
early 17th cent.: from French splendide or Latin splendidus, from splendere ‘shine, be bright’.

Example Bank:
•a really splendid evening
•He made a lot of money and had a splendid house built.
•The hotel stands in splendid isolation, surrounded by moorland.
Derived Word: ↑splendidly
 
exclamation (old-fashioned, especially BrE)used to show that you approve of sth, or are pleased
•You're both coming? Splendid!

Word Origin:
[splendid splendidly] early 17th cent.: from French splendide or Latin splendidus, from splendere ‘shine, be bright’.
 

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  brilliant, glorious, magnificent, excellent, first-class, fantabulous, resplendent, splendiferous