1、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。
2、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。