magnificent
adj.
splendid, majestic, superb, glorious, impressive
Magnificent
magnificent
Adjective
1. characterized by or attended with brilliance or grandeur; "the brilliant court life at Versailles"; "a glorious work of art"; "magnificent cathedrals"; "the splendid coronation ceremony"
(synonym) brilliant, glorious, splendid
(similar) impressive
Magnificent
(a.)
Grand in appearance; exhibiting grandeur or splendor; splendid' pompous.
(a.)
Doing grand things; admirable in action; displaying great power or opulence, especially in building, way of living, and munificence.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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华而不实
hua2 er2 bu4 shi2
Flashy but without substance.
Said of a person who is superficially clever, or a thing that is flashy without substance. Compare with 囫囵吞枣 (hu2 lun2 tun1 zao3), 金玉其外,败絮其中 (jin1 yu4 qi2 wai4, bai4 xu4 qi2 zhong1) and 外强中干 (wai4 qiang1 zhong1 gan1).