1、special

特別的;非同尋常的

You're very special to me, darling.

親愛的，你對我來說很重要。

There are strong arguments for holidays at Easter and Christmas because these are special occasions.

支持復活節和圣誕節放假是有充分論據的，因為這些節日都是特殊的時刻。

特殊的；異常的

In special cases, a husband can deduct the travel expenses of his wife who accompanies him on a business trip.

在特殊情況下，丈夫可以扣除陪同出差的妻子的旅費。

So you didn't notice anything special about him?

這么說你并沒有發現他有什么異常之處了？

特派的;有特殊用途的

Due to his wife's illness, he returned to the State Department as special adviser to the President.

由于妻子生病，他回到了國務院，出任總統的特別顧問。

Frank Deford is a special correspondent for Newsweek magazine.

弗蘭克·德福特是《新聞周刊》雜志的特派記者。

2、brilliant

聰穎的；技藝高超的

She had a brilliant mind.

她頭腦聰明。

It was his brilliant performance in 'My Left Foot' that established his reputation.

他在《我的左腳》中的精彩表演使他一舉成名。

非常好的；很棒的；出色的

If you get a chance to see the show, do go — it's brilliant.

如果你有機會去看那個演出，你一定要去——棒極了！

My sister's given me this brilliant book.

我的姐姐給了我這本非常好看的書。

成功的；輝煌的

He served four years in prison, emerging to find his brilliant career in ruins.

他坐了4年牢，出獄后發現自己的輝煌事業已不復存在。

The raid was a brilliant success.

這次偷襲非常成功。