glorious

S2 W2

in Vietnamese Đẹp tuyệt vời, tốt đẹp, đáng khen ngợi

BrE /ˈɡlɒrɪəs/ AmE /ˈɡloʊriəs/

adjective en → vi

1 POSITIVE QUALITY [attributive, predicative] B1

Đẹp tuyệt vời, tốt đẹp, đáng khen ngợi

very good or impressive; extremely beautiful, enjoyable, etc.

  • a glorious view/sunset
  • glorious weather

Collocations glorious scenery · glorious summer

  • The sunset was absolutely glorious.

    Mặt trời lặn thật đẹp tuyệt vời.

2 HISTORICAL [attributive] B2

Thời kỳ lịch sử đáng nhớ, huy hoàng

relating to a period of history that is remembered as being very good or successful

  • a glorious victory/war

Collocations glorious battle · glorious era

  • The country's history includes a number of glorious victories.

    Lịch sử nước này bao gồm nhiều chiến thắng huy hoàng.

3 RELIGIOUS [attributive] C1

Thiêng liêng, nơi thiên đường

relating to heaven or the place where God lives, which is believed by some religions to be very beautiful and wonderful

  • the glorious heavens

Collocations glorious paradise

  • They believe in a glorious afterlife.

    Họ tin vào một cuộc sống sau khi chết tuyệt vời.