marvel
英['mɑ?v(?)l]
美['mɑrvl]
- n. 奇跡
- vt. 對…感到驚異
- vi. 感到驚訝
- n. (Marvel)人名；(英)馬弗爾
詞態變化
復數:?marvels;第三人稱單數:?marvels;過去式:?marvelled;過去分詞:?marvelled;現在分詞:?marvelling;
中文詞源
marvel 奇跡
來自古法語marveille,驚訝，驚奇，奇跡，來自拉丁語mirari,感到驚訝和驚奇，詞源同mirror,miracle,smile.
英文詞源
- marvel
- marvel: see mirror
- marvel (n.)
- c. 1300, "miracle," also "wonderful story or legend," from Old French merveille "a wonder, surprise, miracle," from Vulgar Latin *miribilia (also source of Spanish maravilla, Portuguese maravilha, Italian maraviglia), altered from Latin mirabilia "wonderful things," from neuter plural of mirabilis "wonderful, marvelous, extraordinary; strange, singular," from mirari "to wonder at," from mirus "wonderful" (see smile). A neuter plural treated in Vulgar Latin as a feminine singular. Related: Marvels.
- marvel (v.)
- c. 1300, "to be filled with wonder," from Old French merveillier "to wonder at, be astonished," from merveille (see marvel (n.)). Related: Marveled; marveling.
雙語例句
- 1. It was a marvel that the floor never gave way.
- 驚奇的是地板居然從未塌陷。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. She's marvel to be able to shoot with such accuracy.
- 她的槍法那么好,真不簡單.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 3. Niagara Falls is one of the greatest marvel in the world.
- 尼亞加拉瀑布是世界大奇景之一.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 4. You're a marvel; how can you work so hard at your age.
- 您是一位奇才; 象您這么大年紀的人怎么會這么拼命干呢.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 5. The robot is a marvel of modern engineering.
- 機器人是現代工程技術的奇跡.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》