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brilliant + noun
brilliant 作定语，修饰名词。
She had a brilliant idea.
她有一个绝妙的主意。
非常聪明的；才华横溢的
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非常聪明的；才华横溢的
very intelligent; exceptionally clever
She had a brilliant idea.
她有一个绝妙的主意。
明亮地闪耀。
Shining brightly.
超凡的卓越
of surpassing excellence
既明亮又饱和的。
Both bright and saturated.
具有或表现出非凡的智慧
having or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence
She had a brilliant idea during the meeting.
她在会议中想到了一个绝妙的主意。
AI contextual example
He received a brilliant score on the final exam.
他在期末考试中取得了优异的成绩。
AI contextual example
The diamond sparkled with a brilliant light.
钻石闪烁着耀眼的光芒。
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a brilliant performance
精彩的表演
WordNet
brilliant 作定语，修饰名词。
She had a brilliant idea.
她有一个绝妙的主意。
brilliant 作表语，描述主语。
The performance was brilliant.
演出非常精彩。
表示在某方面有才华。
He is brilliant at solving problems.
他非常擅长解决问题。
可用副词加强语气。
The view was absolutely brilliant.
景色绝对美极了。
Not this
He is a brilliant.
Use this
He is brilliant.
brilliant 是形容词，不能直接作名词。应去掉冠词 'a'，直接用形容词作表语。
Not this
He did brilliant.
Use this
He did brilliantly.
修饰动词需要副词，brilliantly 才是副词，brilliant 是形容词。
Not this
The food is brilliant.
Use this
The food is delicious.
brilliant 通常形容光线、成就或智力，不常用于描述食物味道，应使用 delicious 或 excellent。
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绝妙的主意
She came up with a brilliant idea for the project.
她为这个项目想出了一个绝妙的主意。
精彩的表演
The actor gave a brilliant performance in the play.
这位演员在剧中表演精彩。
灿烂的阳光
We enjoyed a day of brilliant sunshine at the beach.
我们在海滩享受了一整天的灿烂阳光。
杰出的科学家
Marie Curie was a brilliant scientist who discovered radium.
玛丽·居里是一位发现镭的杰出科学家。
辉煌的职业生涯
He had a brilliant career as a diplomat.
他作为外交官有着辉煌的职业生涯。
鲜艳的色彩
The garden was full of flowers in brilliant colors.
花园里开满了色彩鲜艳的花。
太棒了！
The Tenth Doctor often exclaims 'Brilliant!' when something excites him in Doctor Who.
《神秘博士》中第十任博士在兴奋时常大喊‘Brilliant！’
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brilliant 谐音‘不亮的’，但意思是‘非常亮的’，记住这个反差。
Register: mixed. Typical settings: intellectual discussion, color or sound description, praise. Note_zh: 常用在赞美语境，正式或半正式场合较多见，但日常口语中也可使用。
通常用于描述人或事物的卓越品质，不用于比较级
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