| 单词 | thesaurus/articles/extremely-pleasant-enjoyable-or-likable |
| 释义 | Thesaurus article:extremely pleasant, enjoyable, or likableextremely pleasant, enjoyable, or likableThese words are used to describe something that is extremely pleasant, enjoyable, or likable. The broadest word, and one of the most common words, for this isexcellent.Excellentcan refer to something that gives you very great pleasure because it is the best thing you could have. You can also useexcellentas a response to show how pleased you are with a piece of news. The food was excellent, thank you. The hotel promised excellent views. You're coming on holiday with us? Excellent! One opposite ofexcellentisterrible. That's terrible news, I'm sorry. For more opposites ofexcellent, see the article atbad. There are many ways to talk about something that gives you great pleasure, or which you enjoy or like very much. You can call these thingswonderful,terrific, orfabulous.Wonderfulandterrificare also often used as responses to say that you think something is very good. Have a wonderful trip! You're having a baby? Oh, wonderful! That's such terrific news, congratulations! You're joining us for dinner? Terrific! I love her dress, it's fabulous. I had a fabulous time. In informal language, you can say that something is very enjoyable or extremely good using the wordsgreat,fantastic,awesome, or, in UK English,brilliant. The film was great. You're joining us for dinner? Great! What a fantastic party. You won the award? Fantastic! "We won the championship!" "Oh, awesome!" The ride was totally awesome. UKOh, brilliant - we'll meet up when you're in town. UKThe comedy special was just brilliant. I've never laughed so hard in my life. If something istremendous, it is excellent because of its size, scope, or difficulty.Tremendousis a slightly more formal word thanwonderful,terrific, orfabulous. The screenplay is tremendous and should win an Academy Award. Amazingis an informal word you can use when something is so enjoyable that it makes you feel slightly surprised or shocked. The concert was just amazing. I can't even describe how good it was. If something is excellent because it is very beautiful, impressive, or special, you can say it issublime,splendid, ormagnificent.Splendidis a formal word, andsublimeis used most often of art, writing, music, and nature. The sunrise this morning was simply sublime. His novel was a sublime masterpiece. I thought the play was splendid. What a splendid evening. The views in the Alps are magnificent. They live in an absolutely magnificent home. There are several slang or very informal words that mean 'excellent'. One common one iscool. You can also usewickedorsickto refer to things that are very good or impressive. His new bike is so cool. "I got us tickets to the show tonight!" "Oh, cool!" He's got a wicked gaming system. He did some totally sick tricks on the halfpipe. You may also see some of these old-fashioned or dated words that describe things that are excellent.Superandgrandare the most common of these words, andgrandis still used in Irish English. You can also say that somethingis the bee's knees. All three of these are informal. In old-fashioned UK English, you can say that something excellent iscapital. "How was your holiday?" "It was super, thanks." What a grand time we had! Have you tried this new ice cream? It's the bee's knees! UKYou've reserved a car for the tour? Capital! UKI've got a capital idea. For more words that describe things that are good but not excellent, see the article atgood. For more words that describe things that are just good enough, see the article atacceptable. |
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