Word · Frequency #8462
brilliantly
辉煌地；光亮地；灿烂地；极其聪明地
in a way that is very bright or shining; in an extremely intelligent or impressive way
- 1.
In a brilliant manner; with brilliance.
以卓越的方式；出色地。
以卓越的方式；出色地。；辉煌地；光亮地；灿烂地
In use
The stars shone brilliantly in the clear night sky.
He brilliantly argued his case in front of the jury.
The fireworks exploded brilliantly, lighting up the entire sky.
verb + brilliantly
表示‘光亮地’或‘辉煌地’时，常修饰发光、表现等动词。
The diamond shone brilliantly.
钻石闪闪发光。
brilliantly + adj
brilliantly修饰形容词，表示‘极其，非常’，强调程度。
The solution was brilliantly simple.
这个解决方案极其简单却绝妙。
brilliantly + verb-ed
brilliantly修饰过去分词，表示方式或程度。
a brilliantly written novel
一部写得出色的小说
Common mistakes
He is a brilliantly student.He is a brilliant student.
中国学习者常将副词‘brilliantly’误用作形容词修饰名词‘student’。副词不能修饰名词，应使用形容词‘brilliant’。
He brilliantly worked on the project.He worked brilliantly on the project.
副词‘brilliantly’通常置于动词之后或句尾，而不是动词之前。此例中副词应后置修饰动词‘worked’。
Connections
Collocations
- perform brilliantly
- 表现出色
- The team performed brilliantly in the competition.团队在比赛中表现出色。
- shine brilliantly
- 光芒四射
- The sun shone brilliantly in the clear blue sky.太阳在清澈的蓝天下光芒四射。
- work brilliantly
- 运转良好；奏效
- The new strategy worked brilliantly for the company.新策略对公司非常奏效。
- succeed brilliantly
- 大获成功
- She succeeded brilliantly in her career as a scientist.她作为科学家在事业上大获成功。
- designed brilliantly
- 设计精妙
- The building was designed brilliantly, combining beauty and function.这座建筑设计精妙，兼具美观与功能。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
brilliantly = 明亮的（brilliant）+ 地（-ly），想象一颗钻石在阳光下灿烂闪耀，或一个聪明绝顶的解决方案。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：academic performance、visual brightness、intelligent work 通常为中性语域，既可用于描述光线明亮或色彩灿烂，也可用于评价表现或思路极其出色。
Pronunciation & Spelling
brilliant and valiantly share the /jəntli/ ending; constantly, instantly, elegantly look similar but are pronounced with /əntli/.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.