brill

brill — adjective

1. very good, or a lot of fun, in casual British speech.

1.形容詞B2
釋義

very good, or a lot of fun, in casual British speech.

例句

Your idea for a class video at the night market is brill.

be brill

The cousins had a brill weekend at the lake.

brill + noun

同義詞
  • great

    more general and less distinctly British

  • excellent

    more formal and less playful

  • brilliant

    the full form, often a little more emphatic

  • fantastic

    stronger and more excited in tone

反義詞

文法句型

be brill

brill + noun

用法筆記

Common in spoken British English, especially after 'be' and with words like 'idea', 'time', or 'weekend'. Many speakers prefer the full form 'brilliant' in formal writing.

常見錯誤

The trip was very brill.
The trip was brill.
💡'brill' already carries the idea of strong praise.

brill — noun