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.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. It was a marvel that the floor never gave way.
驚奇的是地板居然從未塌陷。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. She's marvel to be able to shoot with such accuracy.
她的槍法那么好,真不簡(jiǎn)單.
來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
3. Niagara Falls is one of the greatest marvel in the world.
尼亞加拉瀑布是世界大奇景之一.
來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
4. You're a marvel; how can you work so hard at your age.