marvel
marvel 英 [ˈmɑ:vl] 美 [ˈmɑrvl]
n. 奇迹 vt. 对…感到惊异 vi. 感到惊讶
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- The Latin source of the word marvel is mirari, "to wonder at," and that's exactly what marvel means when it's a verb. You may marvel at the depth of the Grand Canyon or at the size of a pimple.
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- n. 奇迹
- vt. 对…感到惊异
- vi. 感到惊讶
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1. Yes, you are a marvel.
是的，你是一个奇迹。
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2. The operation was a marvel of medical skill.
这次手术是医术上的一个奇迹。
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3. Still, I marvel that the students who actually do pay will spend so much money on something they could do themselves.
然而，我感到惊讶的是，那些确实已经付费的学生竟会花这么多钱在力所能及的事情上。
- 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.
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