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 won·der /ˈwʌndɚ/
 (vt.)想知道(vi.)對…感到驚奇,驚歎U驚奇,驚異;C奇蹟,奇觀

 Won·der, a. Wonderful.  [Obs.]
    After that he said a wonder thing.   --Chaucer.

 Won·der, adv. Wonderfully.  [Obs.]
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 Won·der n.
 1. That emotion which is excited by novelty, or the presentation to the sight or mind of something new, unusual, strange, great, extraordinary, or not well understood; surprise; astonishment; admiration; amazement.
    They were filled with wonder and amazement at that which had happened unto him.   --Acts iii. 10.
    Wonder is the effect of novelty upon ignorance.   --Johnson.
 Note: ☞ Wonder expresses less than astonishment, and much less than amazement. It differs from admiration, as now used, in not being necessarily accompanied with love, esteem, or approbation.
 2. A cause of wonder; that which excites surprise; a strange thing; a prodigy; a miracle.  “ Babylon, the wonder of all tongues.”
    To try things oft, and never to give over, doth wonders.   --Bacon.
    I am as a wonder unto many.   --Ps. lxxi. 7.
 Seven wonders of the world. See in the Dictionary of Noted Names in Fiction.

 Won·der, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Wondered p. pr. & vb. n. Wondering.]
 1. To be affected with surprise or admiration; to be struck with astonishment; to be amazed; to marvel.
    I could not sufficiently wonder at the intrepidity of these diminutive mortals.   --Swift.
    We cease to wonder at what we understand.   --Johnson.
 2. To feel doubt and curiosity; to wait with uncertain expectation; to query in the mind; as, he wondered why they came.
 I wonder, in my soul,
 What you would ask me, that I should deny.   --Shak.

 wonder
      n 1: the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
           [syn: wonderment, admiration]
      2: something that causes feelings of wonder; "the wonders of
         modern science" [syn: marvel]
      3: a state in which you want to learn more about something
         [syn: curiosity]
      v 1: have a wish or desire to know something; "He wondered who
           had built this beautiful church" [syn: inquire, enquire]
      2: place in doubt or express doubtful speculation; "I wonder
         whether this was the right thing to do"; "she wondered
         whether it would snow tonight" [syn: question]
      3: be amazed at; "We marvelled at the child's linguistic
         abilities" [syn: marvel]