triumph

triumph — 名詞

1. An extremely impressive success, victory, or achievement that gives you a powerf

1.名詞B2
釋義

凱旋；勝利

重大成功或勝利的喜悅

An extremely impressive success, victory, or achievement that gives you a powerful feeling of joy and pride; the strong feeling of happiness you get from such an achievement.

例句

Winning the national science fair was the greatest triumph of Meera's high school years.

贏得全國科展是 Meera 高中生涯中最輝煌的勝利。

The local bookstore scored a triumph over the big online retailer by building community support.

這家在地書店靠著社區支持，戰勝了大型網路零售業者。

triumph over [opponent]

同義詞
  • victory

    more neutral; used for any contest or fight, not necessarily a major one

  • achievement

    broader; does not imply defeating an opponent

  • conquest

    suggests defeating or overcoming something difficult, often with force

反義詞
  • defeat

    the opposite of winning a contest

  • failure

    a lack of success in achieving a goal

文法句型

triumph over [opponent]

triumph of [quality]

in triumph

用法筆記

Countable when referring to a specific event ('a triumph', 'the triumph'); uncountable when referring to the feeling or concept ('a look of triumph on her face', 'a moment of triumph').

常見錯誤

❌The team celebrated their triumph.
✅The team celebrated their triumph over the defending champions.
💡'triumph' is often followed by 'over' to specify what was defeated or overcome.
❌I felt a triumph.
✅I felt a sense of triumph.
💡When describing the emotion rather than the event, use 'a sense of triumph' or 'a feeling of triumph'.

triumph — 動詞