单词 | the wonder is |
释义 | > as lemmasthe wonder is.. f. the wonder is.., what is surprising is... ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > surprise, unexpectedness > expressing surprise [phrase] it (or that) is (was, were, etc.) no wonder1362 it is (a) wondera1400 the wonder is‥1608 you could (or might) have knocked me (etc.) down with a feather1740 think1746 for a wonder1782 to hush one's mouth1903 you'd be surprised1926 1608 W. Shakespeare King Lear xxiv. 311 Edg. O he is gone indeed. Kent. The wonder is, he hath endured so long. View more context for this quotation 1842 C. Dickens Amer. Notes II. iii. 74 The wonder is, not that there should be so many fatal accidents, but that any journey should be safely made. 1856 C. M. Yonge Daisy Chain i. iv The only wonder was, that it had not happened sooner. < as lemmas |
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