illustrious
illustrious 英 [ɪˈlʌstriəs] 美 [ɪˈlʌstriəs]
adj. 著名的，杰出的；辉煌的
- Something that's Illustrious is well known or famous, leaving a trail of glory in its wake. An illustrious career, for example, is full of impressive achievements and celebrated contributions to society.
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- adj. 著名的，杰出的；辉煌的
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1. It is a city whose past is more illustrious than its present, and there is a relief, an ease in this.
这是一座其过去比现在更为辉煌的城市，而这带来一种解脱感和轻松自如。
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2. While the proud papa never captured an illustrious Super Bowl ring, both of his sons did so during the last five years.
而他们的老爸在“超级碗”比赛中从未获得过著名的“超级碗”戒指，两个儿子在过去五年也是。
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3. Both Hasenöhrl and Einstein were at the famous first Solvay conference in 1911, along with most of the other illustrious physicists of the time.
哈泽内尔和爱因斯坦都参加了著名的1911年索尔维物理学会议，与会的还包括那个时代的大量杰出物理学家。
- illustrious (adj.) 1560s, "distinguished by greatness, renowned," from Latin illustris "lighted, bright, brilliant;" figuratively "distinguished, famous," probably a back-formation from illustrare "make light, light up, illuminate," figuratively "embellish, distinguish, make famous" (see illustration). Replaced illustre in same sense (mid-15c.), from Middle French illustre.
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