| 单词 | wondrous |
| 释义 | wondrous (once / 575 pages) adjadv The adjective wondrous is a great word to use when you're describing something amazing or delightful. You could talk about the wondrous view of the ocean from the cliffs where you're standing. There's a hint of magic and awe about the word wondrous. It describes things that inspire wonder, like a wondrous imaginary land or a wondrous display of beautiful, elaborate cakes at a pastry shop. The root is the Old English wundor, "marvelous thing, or object of astonishment." Wondrous is tricky to spell because it's missing the e in wonder. WORD FAMILYwondrous: wondrously+/wonder: wondered, wonderer, wonderful, wondering, wonderment, wonders, wondrous/wonderer: wonderers/wonderful: wonderfulest, wonderfully, wonderfulness/wondering: wonderingly/wonderment: wonderments USAGE EXAMPLESThe winger’s first goal of the game was a wondrous 25-yard effort but his second was even better. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) Among these is the wondrous presence of curious, artful, inventive humanity. Slate(Dec 26, 2016) But rather than honoring his wondrous emotional range, I want to propose something counterintuitive. Slate(Dec 20, 2016) 1adj extraordinarily good or great ; used especially as intensifiers Syn fantastic, grand, howling, marvellous, marvelous, rattling, terrific, tremendous, wonderful extraordinary beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable 2adv (used as an intensifier) extremely well Syn marvellously, marvelously, superbly, terrifically, toppingly, wonderfully, wondrously |
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