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单词 marvellous
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Definition of marvellous in English:

marvellous

(US marvelous)
adjective ˈmɑːv(ə)ləsˈmɑrv(ə)ləs
  • 1Causing great wonder; extraordinary.

    these marvellous technological toys are fun to play with
    Example sentencesExamples
    • At the time of their opening, the towers were praised as technologically marvelous but aesthetically soulless.
    • You do though, after a while, start to wonder exactly where this marvellous country is.
    • Spring is a wondrous time full of marvelous sights, sounds and smells.
    • The costumes were completely marvellous and the sets were to die for in their gorgeousness.
    • His voice was wonderful, his tale marvelous, and his choice of words eloquent and perfect.
    • Those marvelous blue eyes blazed in fury, shooting brilliant sparks and glowing embers.
    • The journey of about two and half hours was marvelous and adventurious.
    • Regardless, it's a marvelous book with amazing ideas and beautiful photographs.
    • There were bright flowers, and marvelous forests, and the scents were wonderful.
    • The exhibition is a marvellous place, full of noise, wonder, props and children.
    • We went up in one of those and it was tremendous, a marvellous little airship.
    • This is a technically marvelous film, choreographed right over the top.
    • She proved to be a marvellous skip and showed what wonderful determination she possesses.
    • We will miss her wonderful worlds and the marvelous characters she created to inhabit them.
    • The marvelous wonder that is your mind never ceases to amaze me.
    • Gone are interesting characters like the greedy and treacherous aide, and that marvelous biplane.
    • When an article gets visits in the hundreds, I wonder what marvelous prose has excited so many readers.
    • There are some marvellous fantasy sequences, which help to explain how he may have seen himself.
    • The castles and estate homes have always been such a marvelous experience to view and hear historical facts to accompany the narrative.
    • All of the parents and mentors looked proudly on as the youngsters put on a display of marvelous talent and skills.
    Synonyms
    amazing, astounding, astonishing, awesome, breathtaking, sensational, remarkable, spectacular, stupendous, staggering, stunning
    phenomenal, prodigious, miraculous, extraordinary, incredible, unbelievable
    literary wondrous
    1. 1.1 Extremely good or pleasing; splendid.
      you have done a marvellous job
      Example sentencesExamples
      • To their credit they have done a marvellous job and it has more than justified its cost.
      • David said the volunteers had done a marvellous job and he was pleased to give them a boost when their energy levels ran low.
      • We are doing a marvellous job of bringing through young players and the upturn in fortunes is just around the corner.
      • So the crews, I think, did a marvelous job in coordination with the flight attendants.
      • The most marvelous tales of weeping and woe are preached in poetic extreme.
      • This is a marvelous opportunity to save this majestic yet misunderstood bird from extinction in Namibia.
      • The group and their volunteer helpers are doing a marvelous job but are limited by lack of funds for materials.
      • He is currently in good form and his positive attitude is a marvellous help to this noble son of Ulster.
      • Now we have a swimming pool, a marvellous garden and a splendid folly.
      • They are a dedicated team who do a marvellous job and deserve all the help and support they can get.
      • She has done a marvellous job for 50 years and given her life to the country.
      • Many groups and organisations got involved and they all did a marvellous job.
      • He did a marvellous job and risked his own life to help a neighbour.
      • But meanwhile, with marvelous artistry, he skillfully carved a snowy ivory statue.
      • He's done a marvelous job of putting minorities into positions of power.
      Synonyms
      excellent, splendid, wonderful, magnificent, superb, glorious, sublime, lovely, delightful, beautiful, too good to be true
      informal super, great, smashing, amazing, fantastic, terrific, tremendous, phenomenal, sensational, heavenly, gorgeous, dreamy, grand, fabulous, fab, fabby, fantabulous, supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, awesome, amazeballs, to die for, magic, ace, cool, mean, bad, wicked, mega, crucial, mind-blowing, far out, A1, sound, out of this world, marvy, dope, def, phat
      British informal brilliant, brill, bosting
      North American informal neat, badass, bodacious, boss, radical, rad, peachy, boffo, bully, bitching, dandy, jim-dandy
      US informal on fleek
      Australian/New Zealand informal beaut, bonzer
      informal, dated groovy, spanking, divine
      British informal, dated capital, champion, wizard, corking, ripping, cracking, spiffing, top-hole, topping, beezer
      North American informal, dated swell, keen
      South African informal kif, lank
      archaic goodly

Derivatives

  • marvellousness

  • noun ˈmɑːv(ə)ləsnəs
    • And I think out of that, in Ovid, Shakespeare gets something of the wondrousness, the marvellousness of the human personality.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Nobody said anything of absolute total marvellousness and profundity, but we were all ourselves at our best, and we had a thoroughly good time.
      • It features what he calls his ‘illusions,’ sleights-of-eye-and-mind that stagger around the lines between post-modernism, nostalgia, film references, and sheer aesthetic marvelousness.
      • He was invoking the marvelousness of uncoordinated knowledge as a counterpoint to the socialists of his day who argued for the superiority of centralized, state-run, top-down coordination.
      • And what a marvellous machine she is,’ said the man, lighting up a cigar (as if in celebration of that ‘marvellousness’).

Origin

Middle English: from Old French merveillus, from merveille (see marvel).

 
 

Definition of marvelous in US English:

marvelous

(British marvellous)
adjectiveˈmärv(ə)ləsˈmɑrv(ə)ləs
  • 1Causing great wonder; extraordinary.

    marvelous technological toys
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Regardless, it's a marvelous book with amazing ideas and beautiful photographs.
    • When an article gets visits in the hundreds, I wonder what marvelous prose has excited so many readers.
    • We will miss her wonderful worlds and the marvelous characters she created to inhabit them.
    • There were bright flowers, and marvelous forests, and the scents were wonderful.
    • His voice was wonderful, his tale marvelous, and his choice of words eloquent and perfect.
    • The exhibition is a marvellous place, full of noise, wonder, props and children.
    • At the time of their opening, the towers were praised as technologically marvelous but aesthetically soulless.
    • She proved to be a marvellous skip and showed what wonderful determination she possesses.
    • You do though, after a while, start to wonder exactly where this marvellous country is.
    • The journey of about two and half hours was marvelous and adventurious.
    • There are some marvellous fantasy sequences, which help to explain how he may have seen himself.
    • The marvelous wonder that is your mind never ceases to amaze me.
    • Gone are interesting characters like the greedy and treacherous aide, and that marvelous biplane.
    • The costumes were completely marvellous and the sets were to die for in their gorgeousness.
    • Spring is a wondrous time full of marvelous sights, sounds and smells.
    • Those marvelous blue eyes blazed in fury, shooting brilliant sparks and glowing embers.
    • We went up in one of those and it was tremendous, a marvellous little airship.
    • This is a technically marvelous film, choreographed right over the top.
    • The castles and estate homes have always been such a marvelous experience to view and hear historical facts to accompany the narrative.
    • All of the parents and mentors looked proudly on as the youngsters put on a display of marvelous talent and skills.
    Synonyms
    amazing, astounding, astonishing, awesome, breathtaking, sensational, remarkable, spectacular, stupendous, staggering, stunning
    1. 1.1 Extremely good or pleasing; splendid.
      you have done a marvelous job
      it's marvelous to see you
      Example sentencesExamples
      • To their credit they have done a marvellous job and it has more than justified its cost.
      • She has done a marvellous job for 50 years and given her life to the country.
      • So the crews, I think, did a marvelous job in coordination with the flight attendants.
      • He's done a marvelous job of putting minorities into positions of power.
      • But meanwhile, with marvelous artistry, he skillfully carved a snowy ivory statue.
      • Now we have a swimming pool, a marvellous garden and a splendid folly.
      • He is currently in good form and his positive attitude is a marvellous help to this noble son of Ulster.
      • They are a dedicated team who do a marvellous job and deserve all the help and support they can get.
      • He did a marvellous job and risked his own life to help a neighbour.
      • This is a marvelous opportunity to save this majestic yet misunderstood bird from extinction in Namibia.
      • David said the volunteers had done a marvellous job and he was pleased to give them a boost when their energy levels ran low.
      • The group and their volunteer helpers are doing a marvelous job but are limited by lack of funds for materials.
      • We are doing a marvellous job of bringing through young players and the upturn in fortunes is just around the corner.
      • Many groups and organisations got involved and they all did a marvellous job.
      • The most marvelous tales of weeping and woe are preached in poetic extreme.
      Synonyms
      excellent, splendid, wonderful, magnificent, superb, glorious, sublime, lovely, delightful, beautiful, too good to be true

Origin

Middle English: from Old French merveillus, from merveille (see marvel).

 
 
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