Word · Frequency #22194
scintillating
妙趣横生的；才气横溢的
brilliantly clever
- 1.
That scintillates with brief flashes of light; sparkling.
发出短暂闪光的；闪烁的。
- 2.
Brilliantly or impressively clever, exciting, amusing or witty.
极其聪明、令人兴奋、有趣或诙谐的。
发出短暂闪光的；闪烁的。；极其聪明、令人兴奋、有趣或诙谐的。；妙趣横生的；才气横溢的
In use
Her scintillating conversation made the dinner party unforgettable.
His comments were scintillating, and everyone in the room laughed.
The review described the film as scintillating and full of wit.
scintillating + noun
scintillating 常作定语，修饰 speech、conversation、performance 等名词。
She gave a scintillating speech at the conference.
她在会议上做了一场妙趣横生的演讲。
be + scintillating
作表语时，主语通常指谈话、表演、才智等抽象事物。
Her humor is scintillating.
她的幽默妙趣横生。
find + object + scintillating
该结构表示“觉得……妙趣横生”，宾语后接形容词作补语。
Connections
Collocations
- scintillating conversation
- 妙趣横生的谈话
- We had a scintillating conversation at dinner.晚餐时我们进行了一场妙趣横生的谈话。
- scintillating wit
- 才气横溢的机智
- Her scintillating wit kept the audience entertained.她才气横溢的机智让观众兴致勃勃。
- scintillating performance
- 精彩的表演
- The pianist gave a scintillating performance.那位钢琴家奉献了一场精彩的表演。
- scintillating repartee
- 妙语连珠的对答
- The play is famous for its scintillating repartee.这部剧以其中妙语连珠的对答而闻名。
- scintillating personality
- 魅力四射的个性
- Everyone was drawn to her scintillating personality.大家都被她魅力四射的个性所吸引。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
将scintillating联想成'火花四溅'——智慧如火星闪烁，言语自然妙趣横生、才华横溢。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：书评或文学评论、正式演讲、人物访谈 scintillating 多用于比较正式的书面或口头语境，形容谈话、表演或人物精彩有趣、才气横溢；在日常口语中较少见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 scintillating 一样以 -ating 结尾，但拼写相同的 -ating 读音并不相同：scintillating /ˈsɪntəleɪtɪŋ/ 的重音在首音节，而 exhilarating、invigorating 的重音在第二音节。列表中没有词与 scintillating 真正押韵；注意不要仅凭 -ating 拼写判断发音。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.