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mar·vel·ous
/ˈmɑrv(ə)ləs/
(
a
.)令人驚異的,了不起的,不平常的
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Mar·vel·ous
a.
[
Written
also
marvellous
.]
1.
Exciting
wonder
or
surprise
;
astonishing
;
wonderful
.
This
is
the
Lord's
doing
;
it
is
marvelous
in
our
eyes
.
--
Ps
.
cxiii
. 23.
2.
Partaking
of
the
character
of
miracle
,
or
supernatural
power
;
incredible
;
so
improbable
as
to
defy
belief
.
The
marvelous
fable
includes
whatever
is
supernatural
,
and
especially
the
machines
of
the
gods
.
--
Pope
.
The marvelous
,
that
which
exceeds
natural
power
,
or
is
preternatural
;
that
which
is
wonderful
; --
opposed
to
the probable
.
Syn:
--
Wonderful
;
astonishing
;
surprising
;
strange
;
improbable
;
incredible
.
Usage:
--
Marvelous
,
Wonderful
.
We
speak
of
a
thing
as
wonderful
when
it
awakens
our
surprise
and
admiration
;
as
marvelous
when
it
is
so
much
out
of
the
ordinary
course
of
things
as
to
seem
nearly
or
quite
incredible
.
◄
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
marvelous
adj
1:
extraordinarily
good
;
used
especially
as
intensifiers
; "
a
fantastic
trip
to
the
Orient
"; "
the
film
was
fantastic
!"; "
a
howling
success
"; "
a
marvelous
collection
of
rare
books
"; "
had
a
rattling
conversation
about
politics
"; "
a
tremendous
achievement
" [
syn
:
fantastic
,
howling(a)
,
marvellous
,
rattling(a)
,
terrific
,
tremendous
,
wonderful
,
wondrous
]
2:
too
improbable
to
admit
of
belief
; "
a
tall
story
" [
syn
:
improbable
,
marvellous
,
tall(a)
]
3:
being
or
having
the
character
of
a
miracle
[
syn
:
marvellous
,
miraculous
]
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