8.Brilliant
极好的
When we talk about a book or film we like, or about a friend’s examination scores, we might reach for the word ‘brilliant’. The OED records this kind of use as simple synonyms for the weakened ‘amazing’ or ‘fantastic’, and notes that the word ‘brilliant’ often relates to the intellect.
当谈论我们喜欢的电影,书籍或者是好朋友的考试分数时,我们可能都会用到‘brilliant’这个词。据《牛津英语词典》记录,brilliant的这种用法是作为‘amazing’或者‘fantastic’的同义词出现,此外词典中还说明‘brilliant’常指智力。
9.Amazing
令人惊讶的
‘Amazing’ is a word we use a lot to mean ‘great beyond expectation’ or ‘wonderful’, but which also has a good deal of other meanings annexed to it. An ‘amazing’ thing can be one that causes distraction or consternation, or which tends to confuse us – again, it is not simply the case that ‘amazing’ means good or positive.
我们常常使用‘amazing’来表示‘好到超出预期’或者是‘极好的’,但是‘amazing本身还有许多其他含义。’‘不可思议的’东西可能会让我们分心或者惊愕,甚至会让我们感到困惑 – 再次强调,‘amazing’不仅仅意味着好的或者积极的情况。
10.Lovely
令人愉快的
And last, but not least, is ‘lovely’. It might be its own