loftiest 高耸的
崇高的
高傲的
高贵的
高深莫测的(lofty的最高级)
- As the esteemed Ivy League university that taught 5 US presidents, 18 Nobel laureates and countless captains of industry, Yale has one of the loftiest names in education.
耶鲁大学在教育界的声望毋庸置疑。作为常青藤联盟学校之一,耶鲁培养了5位美国总统,18位诺贝尔奖得主和不计其数的行业领袖。 - Uncorrupted by power, Lincoln enunciated the nation's loftiest ideals during its darkest moment.
在黑暗的日子里,林肯没有被权利所污染,阐释了美利坚最崇高之理想。 - Another foe of the plan, Daphne Mavrogiorgos, said the turbines would have been almost as high as the island’s loftiest peak.
另一位反对者,戴修·马若高罗说,发电机几乎和岛上的最高点一样高了。
Lofty \Loft"y\, a. [Compar. {Loftier}; superl. {Loftiest}.]
[From {Loft}.]
1. Lifted high up; having great height; towering; high.
See lofty Lebanon his head advance. --Pope.
2. Fig.: Elevated in character, rank, dignity, spirit,
bearing, language, etc.; exalted; noble; stately;
characterized by pride; haughty.
The high and lofty One, that inhabiteth eternity.
--Is. lvii.
15.
Lofty and sour to them that loved him not. --Shak.
Himself to sing, and build the lofty rhyme.
--Milton.
Syn: Tall; high; exalted; dignified; stately; majestic;
sublime; proud; haughty. See {Tall}.