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词汇 triumphal
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Definition of triumphal in English:

triumphal

adjective trʌɪˈʌmf(ə)ltraɪˈəmfəl
  • Made, carried out, or used in celebration of a great victory or achievement.

    庆祝胜利的,凯旋的,庆祝成功的

    a vast triumphal arch

    一个巨型的凯旋门。

    a triumphal procession

    胜利游行。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The scale of the triumphal arch is gargantuan and this is reinforced by its highly simplified architectural detail.
    • The triumphal arch is used to honour the victorious military leader, and the arch of brotherhood is used to symbolise unity, equality and protection.
    • The following day, de Gaulle staged a triumphal procession which confirmed his position as liberator and leader of France.
    • The triumphal arch was to span a distance of 285 feet and rise 325 feet, dwarfing the Eiffel Tower.
    • It almost surely will not end with a triumphal celebration, like VE Day and VJ Day in 1945.
    • In the famous triumphal procession the chorus sings ‘Gloria’ with faces totally devoid of expression.
    • His successes are commemorated in a number of grandiose effigies, triumphal arches, vast frescoes and victory columns.
    • I was always revolted by that triumphal sense of an achieved empire - to me it was appalling.
    • These panels recall the painted versions of battles that Roman generals carried in triumphal processions.
    • The twenty-kilometre journey from Sandwich to Canterbury became a triumphal procession.
    • In place of the usual triumphal victory speeches and photo-calls, the two candidates issued only brief statements.
    • Towering over the remote monastery at Masham there was even a triumphal column celebrating not the victories of kings but of Christ and his saints.
    • And before the triumphal lunch of the following day is even contemplated, there is Christmas Eve supper to produce.
    • The Corinthia consists of two curving towers, one slightly taller than the other, linked by a cavernous reception area topped by a triumphal arch.
    • In August, Philip visited Poitiers in a triumphal procession.
    • The answer lies not in the fact that he led a triumphal life but rather that at one particular pivot point in history he was there and did what was right.
    • Rome also had numerous triumphal arches constructed throughout the city to celebrate military victories.
    • Remnants of the city's forum, basilica, temple, ramparts, oil mills and a huge triumphal arch are well preserved.
    • But, a hundred years after Amundsen, the journey ended without a triumphal on-ice celebration.
    • Now while that celebration was deserved, if a little gauche and overly triumphal, the reasons for it must be analysed.
    Synonyms
    overjoyed, exultant, triumphant, joyful, jumping for joy, rejoicing, cock-a-hoop, exuberant, elated, thrilled, gleeful, euphoric, ecstatic, beside oneself with happiness, enraptured, in raptures, rhapsodic, transported, walking on air, in seventh heaven, on cloud nine

Derivatives

  • triumphally

  • adverb
    • They received financial and other rewards in their home town when they returned triumphally.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The stage directions for scene 4 make reference to ‘the Campus Martius triumphally adorned with a throne and a magnificent bridge over the Tiber ‘and a ‘street that leads to Rome, with the remains of ruined buildings.’
      • Media hype has again had some Christians ‘rattled’ and some evolutionists crowing triumphally.
      • He's going to ride triumphally into Jerusalem.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French triumphal or Latin triumphalis, from triump(h)us (see triumph).

Definition of triumphal in US English:

triumphal

adjectivetrīˈəmfəltraɪˈəmfəl
  • Made, carried out, or used in celebration of a great victory or achievement.

    庆祝胜利的,凯旋的,庆祝成功的

    a vast triumphal arch

    一个巨型的凯旋门。

    a triumphal procession

    胜利游行。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It almost surely will not end with a triumphal celebration, like VE Day and VJ Day in 1945.
    • His successes are commemorated in a number of grandiose effigies, triumphal arches, vast frescoes and victory columns.
    • The scale of the triumphal arch is gargantuan and this is reinforced by its highly simplified architectural detail.
    • The triumphal arch is used to honour the victorious military leader, and the arch of brotherhood is used to symbolise unity, equality and protection.
    • Rome also had numerous triumphal arches constructed throughout the city to celebrate military victories.
    • In the famous triumphal procession the chorus sings ‘Gloria’ with faces totally devoid of expression.
    • And before the triumphal lunch of the following day is even contemplated, there is Christmas Eve supper to produce.
    • I was always revolted by that triumphal sense of an achieved empire - to me it was appalling.
    • Remnants of the city's forum, basilica, temple, ramparts, oil mills and a huge triumphal arch are well preserved.
    • Towering over the remote monastery at Masham there was even a triumphal column celebrating not the victories of kings but of Christ and his saints.
    • The Corinthia consists of two curving towers, one slightly taller than the other, linked by a cavernous reception area topped by a triumphal arch.
    • The triumphal arch was to span a distance of 285 feet and rise 325 feet, dwarfing the Eiffel Tower.
    • Now while that celebration was deserved, if a little gauche and overly triumphal, the reasons for it must be analysed.
    • The twenty-kilometre journey from Sandwich to Canterbury became a triumphal procession.
    • The answer lies not in the fact that he led a triumphal life but rather that at one particular pivot point in history he was there and did what was right.
    • The following day, de Gaulle staged a triumphal procession which confirmed his position as liberator and leader of France.
    • In place of the usual triumphal victory speeches and photo-calls, the two candidates issued only brief statements.
    • But, a hundred years after Amundsen, the journey ended without a triumphal on-ice celebration.
    • In August, Philip visited Poitiers in a triumphal procession.
    • These panels recall the painted versions of battles that Roman generals carried in triumphal processions.
    Synonyms
    overjoyed, exultant, triumphant, joyful, jumping for joy, rejoicing, cock-a-hoop, exuberant, elated, thrilled, gleeful, euphoric, ecstatic, beside oneself with happiness, enraptured, in raptures, rhapsodic, transported, walking on air, in seventh heaven, on cloud nine

Usage

On the differences in use of triumphal and triumphant, see triumphant

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French triumphal or Latin triumphalis, from triump(h)us (see triumph).

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