splendid

1. splend- "shine" + -id (形容词后缀) => splendid.
2. splend- "shine" => 专家“凿壁借光” => (专家在艰苦的环境中学古人通过“凿壁借光”来夜以继日地继续他的研究工作).
3. => 形容像光辉一样辉煌、灿烂、杰出、优秀。

splendid 壮丽的，壮观的

来自 splendor,壮观，壮丽，-id,形容词后缀。

splendid

splendid: [17] Splendid comes via French splendide from Latin splendidus, a derivative of the verb splendēre ‘shine’. This went back ultimately to the Indo-European base *splēnd- or *plēnd- ‘bright’, which also produced Old Lithuanian splendeti ‘shine’ and Welsh llathru ‘polish’. Amongst the derivatives adopted by English are resplendent [15], splendiferous [15] (from splendiferus, a medieval alteration of late Latin splendōrifer, literally ‘bearing brightness’, hence ‘full of splendour’ – its modern use, as a jocular alternative to splendid, is a 19th-century American innovation), and splendour [15].
=> resplendent

splendid (adj.)

1620s, "marked by grandeur," probably a shortening of earlier splendidious (early 15c.), from Latin splendidus "bright, shining, glittering; sumptuous, gorgeous, grand; illustrious, distinguished, noble; showy, fine, specious," from splendere "be bright, shine, gleam, glisten," from PIE *splend- "to shine, glow" (cognates: Lithuanian splendziu "I shine," Middle Irish lainn "bright"). An earlier form was splendent (late 15c.). From 1640s as "brilliant, dazzling;" 1640s as "conspicuous, illustrious; very fine, excellent." Ironic use (as in splendid isolation, 1843) is attested from 17c.

1. The house commanded some splendid views of Delaware Bay.

从这座房子可以俯瞰到特拉华湾壮丽的景致。

2. Our house has got a splendid view across to the Cotswolds.

从我们的房子里向外望去，景色宜人，一直能看到科茨沃尔德丘陵。

3. She was attended by servants in splendid livery and powdered wigs.

她由穿着华丽制服、头戴扑粉假发的仆人们伺候着。

4. Cherbourg had a splendid harbour enclosed by a long sea wall.

瑟堡有一个由绵延海堤环绕的美轮美奂的港口。

5. The lower strings contribute a splendid richness of sonority.

下弦能够产生雄壮浑厚的音响效果。

【prime, first-rate, choice, select, splendid, excellent】
这组词都有“极好的”的意思，其区别是：
prime: 常指最重要、价值最高的东西，也可以表示最佳、最典型或最高的人或物。
first-rate: 多用于指对抽象事物的主观评估，有时含夸大、自负的意味。
choice: 指通过精心挑选达到水平，尤指罕见或品质精良的商品。
select: 指精挑细选出来作为范例的物或人。
splendid: 口语常用词，指非常令人满意，显得完美无缺。
excellent: 通常指事物在等级品位以及职位级别等方面的最优或接近最优。

【magnificent, gorgeous, glorious, superb, splendid】
这组词都有“华丽的，宏传的，辉煌的”的意思，其区别是：
magnificent: 侧重指建筑物、宝石等的华丽堂皇。
gorgeous: 指色彩的富丽和豪华，有时含炫耀和卖弄意味。
glorious: 指光芒四射的绚丽，也指值得称倾、赞美或扬名的壮丽辉煌。
superb: 指壮丽辉煌、宏伟等的极点。
splendid: 侧重指给观察者留下壮丽辉煌或灿烂夺目的印象。

【magnificent, grand, majestic, splendid, noble】
这组词都有“宏伟壮丽的”的意思，其区别是：
magnificent: 指环境、建筑物等本身的壮丽、堂皇、庄严、崇高或出色等。
grand: 侧重规模大，豪华而宏伟壮丽、盛大。也可指人的崇高、伟大。
majestic: 侧重状态、外表、仪态等给人以威严感。
splendid: 指人在行为、品德或性格等方面的卓越超群；指物侧重外观上的辉煌。用于口语中，作“极好的，绝妙的”解。
noble: 指因本身著名或从外表上看有令人难忘的华丽、庄严、卓越、雄壮或崇高。