沒有一件偉大的事情可以達成而沒有熱誠。 Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.
愛因斯坦是個偉大的科學天才。 Einstein was a great scientific genius.
她是與偉大小說家齊名的作家。 As a writer she is on a par with the great novelist.
克里斯托弗·哥倫布是偉大的探險家。 Christopher Columbus was one of the great explorers.
他將作為偉大的政治家而載入史冊。 He will go down in history as a great statesman.
用法
Great can be used with uncountable nouns great可與不可數名詞連用
Great is mostly used when talking(usually approvingly)about importance,quality,ability or extent. great大多用於指重要性、特性、能力或程度(通常含褒義).
Family members said this year that Bolden had40 grandchildren,75 great-grandchildren,150 great-great-grandchildren,220 great-great-great grandchildren and75 great-great-great-great grandchildren.據 介紹,波爾頓共有40個孫子,75個重孫,150個曾孫,220個曾曾孫和75個曾曾曾孫。
a great juicy steak; a great multitude; the great auk; a great old oak; a great ocean liner; a great delay. 較多汁的烤肉;絕大多數;巨大的海鳥;巨大的老橡樹;巨型客輪;長時間的拖延。
She was your great, great, great, great, great, grandmother. 她是你的曾曾曾曾曾祖母
Great beauty, great strength, and great riches are really and truly of no great use; a right heart exceeds them all . 絕色、大力、巨富其實均無大用;健全的心靈勝過一切。
Our Party is a great Party, our people a great people, our revolution a great revolution, and our construction is great, too. 我們的黨是偉大的黨,我們的人民是偉大的人民,我們的革命是偉大的革命,我們的建設事業是偉大的建設事業。