brilliant
adjective uk/ˈbrɪl.jənt/ us/ˈbrɪl.jənt/
(INTELLIGENT)
B1 颇有才气的，聪颖的;技艺高超的
extremely intelligent or skilled
Her mother was a brilliant scientist. 她母亲是一位才华横溢的科学家。
He gave a brilliant performance. 他的表演非常出色。
The idea was quite brilliant. 这个想法太高明了。
She seemed to have a brilliant career ahead of her (= was likely to be extremely successful). 她似乎前途灿烂。
(SHINING)
B1 光明的，明亮的;（颜色）鲜艳的
full of light, shining, or bright in colour
The sky was a brilliant, cloudless blue. 天空晴朗无云，一片蔚蓝。
I was dazzled by a brilliant light. 明亮的灯光晃花了我的眼睛。
(VERY GOOD)
A2 UK informal非常好的，出色的
very good
"Did you like the film?" "I thought it was brilliant." “你喜欢这部电影吗?”“我觉得它非常棒。”
She's got a brilliant sense of humour. 她极富幽默感。
Oh, brilliant! My parcel's arrived. 噢，太棒了！我的包裹到了。
- More examples
- That bit at the beginning of the film was brilliant.
- He does a brilliant impersonation of Charles.
- The concert was brilliant - it lived up to all our expectations.
- "So how was the party last night?" "Oh, it was brilliant, - we had a ball!"
- It's not brilliant but it's worth a read.