(a) [U] feeling of surprise mixed with admiration, bewilderment or disbelief驚奇; 驚嘆; 驚愕; 驚異: The children watched the conjuror in silent wonder. 孩子都壹聲不響驚奇地看著魔術師. * They were filled with wonder at the sight. 他們見此情景驚嘆不已. (b) [C] thing or event that causes this feeling 令人感到驚奇的事物: the wonders of modern medicine 現代醫學的奇跡 * the seven wonders of the world 世界七大奇觀 * [attrib 作定語] a wonder drug, ie one that has extremely good, almost miraculous, effects 特效藥.
(idm 習語) a chinless wonder => chinless (chin). do/work miracles/wonders (for sth) => miracle. it's a wonder (that)... it's surprising or puzzling (that)... 令人驚奇的是...; 莫名其妙的是...: It's a wonder (that) he continues to gamble when he always loses! 令人驚訝的是他壹直輸還壹直賭! a nine days' wonder => day. no/little/small `wonder (that...) it is not/hardly surprising 這並不[不太]出奇: No wonder you were late! 難怪妳來晚了! * Small wonder (that) he was so tired! 難怪他這麼累! ,wonders will ,never `cease (saying esp ironic 諺, 尤作反語) (expressing surprise and pleasure at sth, often sth trivial 用以對某事物表示驚喜,常指小事): `I've washed the car for you.' `Wonders will never cease!' ‘我替妳把汽車擦洗了.’‘真是無奇不有!’
> wonder v
1 [I, Ipr, It, Tf] ~ (at sth) (fml 文) feel great surprise, admiration, etc; marvel 感到驚奇; 驚嘆; 驚訝: He could do nothing but stand and wonder. 他只得驚奇地站著不動. * We wondered at the speed with which it arrived. 我們贊嘆其到達速度之快. * I wonder (ie am amazed) (at the fact) that you weren't killed. 妳竟未遇難, 令人稱奇. * I wondered (ie was surprised) to hear her voice in the next room. 我聽到隔壁傳出她的聲音, 十分驚訝.
2 (a) [I, Ipr] ~ (about sth) feel curious (about sth); ask oneself questions （對某事物）感到好奇; 自問; 自忖: There has been no news for a week and he is beginning to wonder. 已經壹個星期沒有消息了, 他漸漸覺得有些奇怪. * I was just wondering about that myself. 我就是覺得這件事莫名其妙. (b) [Tw] ask oneself 自問; 自忖: I wonder who he is. 我不知道他究竟是誰. * I wonder whether they will arrive on time. 我也不知道他們能不能準時到. * wondered what time it was, where to go, how long it would last, why he had left. 那時鬧不清幾點鐘了﹑ 應該到哪兒去﹑ 那件事還要持續多久﹑ 他為什麼走了. (c) [Tw] (used as a polite way of introducing a request 用以提出要求, 為禮貌表達方式): I wonder if/whether you could... 請問您是否可以....
3 (idm 習語) I ,shouldn't `wonder (infml 口) I should not be surprised (to discover) 我覺得不足為奇: It's paid for with stolen money, I shouldn't wonder. 那是用偷來的錢支付的, 我覺得這並不奇怪.
wonderful / -fl; -f?l/ adj (a) causing wonder; very surprising 令人驚奇的; 意想不到的: It's wonderful that they managed to escape. 令人驚奇的是他們居然設法逃跑了. * The child's skill is wonderful for his age. 這個孩子小小年紀, 技巧令人稱奇. (b) very good or admirable 極好的; 奇妙的; 了不起的: The weather is wonderful. 天氣好極了. * She is a wonderful mother. 她是個了不起的母親. * a wonderful opportunity 絕妙的機會. wonderfully/-fElI; -fElI/ adv (a) surprisingly 令人驚奇地: She is wonderfully active for her age. 她年紀那麼大活躍得不得了. (b) extremely; admirably 極度地; 贊嘆地: Their life together has been wonderfully happy. 他們在壹起的生活極為幸福.
wonderingly / ?w?ndr?l?; ˋw?ndr?l?/ adv: `Where did this come from?' she said wonderingly. ‘這是從哪兒來的?’她吃驚地問.
wonderment n [U] pleasant amazement 驚喜: She gasped in wonderment at her good luck. 她運氣這樣好, 驚奇地倒抽了壹口涼氣.
wondrous / ?w?ndr?s; ˋw?ndr?s/ adj (arch or fml 古或文) wonderful 令人驚奇的; 意想不到的; 極好的; 奇妙的; 了不起的: a wondrous sight 奇妙的情景. wondrouslyadv.
# `wonderland / -l?nd; -?l?nd/ n (usu sing 通常作單數) land or place full of marvels or wonderful things 有許多奇妙事物的地方.