marvel

英 [ˈmɑː.vəl]      美 [ˈmɑːr.vəl]
  • n. 奇迹
  • vt. 对…感到惊异
  • vi. 感到惊讶
  • n. (Marvel)人名;(英)马弗尔
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marvel 奇迹

来自古法语marveille,惊讶,惊奇,奇迹,来自拉丁语mirari,感到惊讶和惊奇,词源同mirror,miracle,smile.

marvel
marvel: see mirror
marvel (n.)
c. 1300, "miracle," also "wonderful story or legend," from Old French merveille "a wonder, surprise, miracle," from Vulgar Latin *miribilia (also source of Spanish maravilla, Portuguese maravilha, Italian maraviglia), altered from Latin mirabilia "wonderful things," from neuter plural of mirabilis "wonderful, marvelous, extraordinary; strange, singular," from mirari "to wonder at," from mirus "wonderful" (see smile). A neuter plural treated in Vulgar Latin as a feminine singular. Related: Marvels.
marvel (v.)
c. 1300, "to be filled with wonder," from Old French merveillier "to wonder at, be astonished," from merveille (see marvel (n.)). Related: Marveled; marveling.
1. It was a marvel that the floor never gave way.
惊奇的是地板居然从未塌陷。
2. She's marvel to be able to shoot with such accuracy.
她的枪法那么好,真不简单.
3. Niagara Falls is one of the greatest marvel in the world.
尼亚加拉瀑布是世界大奇景之一.
4. You're a marvel; how can you work so hard at your age.
您是一位奇才; 象您这么大年纪的人怎么会这么拼命干呢.
5. The robot is a marvel of modern engineering.
机器人是现代工程技术的奇迹.

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