单词 | marveller |
释义 | marvellermarvelern. A person who marvels or is inclined to marvel or wonder.Apparently little used in 18–19th centuries: cf. marvelling n. 2 and etymology note at marvel v.1 ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > [noun] > one who feels wonder marveller1551 wonderer1574 1551 R. Robinson tr. T. More Vtopia ii. sig. Niv The curyous and diligent beholder and vewere of his woorke & maruelour at the same. 1616 H. Wotton Let. 11 Oct. in L. P. Smith Life & Lett. Sir H. Wotton (1907) II. 105 It is worthy of wonder, even among sober marvellers. 1842 M. F. Tupper Proverb. Philos. 2nd Ser. 118 I have known him listen with the humble, enacting silent marveller. 1969 B. Head When Rain Clouds Gather xii. 185 That's all that Solomon wants—a lot of gapers and marvelers. 1989 J. Updike Just Looking 18 I moved to New England, yet often returned, a visitor now among the swelling tourist crowd, yet still a marveller. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1551 |
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