brill
brill1
noun
brill2
adjective
noun
- an European flatfish that resembles a turbot
菱鲆 - Scophthalmus rhombus, family Scophthalmidae (or Bothidae)
拉丁名Scophthalmus rhombus，菱鲆科（或鲆科）
- late 15th cent.: of unknown origin
brill2
adjective
- (Brit. informal)excellent; marvellous
(英，非正式)卓越的；非凡的
a brill new series.
一套出色的新丛书。
[as exclamation]‘She says I can spend half-term with you’ . ‘Hey, brill!’.
“她说我可以和你一起过期中假。”“嗨，太好了！”。
- 1980s: abbreviation of brilliant
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