marvel

英 ['mɑːv(ə)l] 美['mɑrvl]
  • 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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词态变化


复数: marvels;第三人称单数: marvels;过去式: marvelled;过去分词: marvelled;现在分词: marvelling;

中文词源


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.

英英释意


1. something that causes feelings of wonder;
"the wonders of modern science"

英文词源


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.

同义词辨析


marvel, miracle, wonder, phenomenon

这些名词均含"奇迹"之意。

marvel: 侧重异乎寻常,奇怪,从而使人好奇。

miracle: 一般指被认为是人力所办不到的奇异之事。

wonder: 通常指使人惊奇的事迹、人物或景观,主要指人创造的奇迹。

phenomenon: 指罕见的现象或奇人、奇事。

考试真题


To read such books today is to marvel at the fact that their learned contents were once deemed suitable for publication in general-circulation dailies.

出自-2010年考研阅读原文

Take a moment or two to wonder at those marvels.

出自-2012年考研阅读原文

实用场景例句


the marvels of nature/technology
大自然的 / 技术的奇迹

牛津词典

The doctors have done marvels for her.
医生为她创造了奇迹。

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Everyone marvelled at his courage.
人人对他的勇气都惊叹不已。

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Her fellow members marveled at her seemingly infinite energy...
她的同事们对她似乎无穷的精力大为惊叹。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Sara and I read the story and marveled...
我和萨拉读了这部小说后惊叹不已。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The whale, like the dolphin, has become a symbol of the marvels of creation...
鲸和海豚一样,已经成为造物杰作的象征。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

A new technological marvel was invented at Cambridge University in England, the scanning electron microscope.
一项科技新奇迹在英国剑桥大学诞生了——这就是扫描电子显微镜。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

She almost died, but the hospital's skill achieved great marvels...
她已经奄奄一息,但是医院的技术却创造了伟大的奇迹。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

He's done marvels with the team...
他与全队创造了奇迹。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

" Master, I marvel how the fishes live in the sea. "
“ 主人, 我惊讶鱼怎么在大海里生存. ”

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And the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou marvel?
7天使对我说, 你为什么希奇 呢 .

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The policeman gripped the wrist of the invisible hand that collared Marvel.
警察抓到了拉住马弗尔衣襟的那只看不见的手.

辞典例句

Personally, he did not attempt to analyse the marvel of a saintly woman.
就个人而言, 他并没有费心去分析圣洁女子这种奇妙事物.

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The operation was a marvel of medical skill.
这次手术是医术上的一个奇迹.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

That's the question on the lips of Marvel fans after the events ofof M.
那是万磁王朝事件后挂在惊奇漫画迷嘴边的问题.

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She works so hard in spite of her illness : she's a marvel!
她 带病 努力工作,真是难能可贵!

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He is a marvel of patience.
他极有耐心.

《现代英汉综合大词典》

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.

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A: You will marvel at my achievements.
你一定会对我的成就感到吃惊的.

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Oh, Jack, you're a marvel!
哦, 杰克, 你真了不起!

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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.

《现代英汉综合大词典》

But for now, I marvel at this saving grace, And Im full of praise once again.
要不是现在, 我对这援救的优雅啧啧称奇, 而且我再一次充满赞美.

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She's marvel to be able to shoot with such accuracy.
她的枪法那么好,真不简单.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

I marvel that he was able to succeed against such odds.
他在这样不利的条件之下犹能成功,这使我感到惊异.

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A Barman, a policeman, and a cabman awaited the Invisible Man's arrival after hiding Marvel.
一个酒吧服务员 、 一个警察和一个马车夫把马维尔藏了起来,然后等着隐身人的来临.

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The robot is a marvel of modern engineering.
机器人是现代工程技术的奇迹.

《简明英汉词典》

Grains were discovered and from them flowed the marvel of agriculture: cultivated crops.
谷子被发现后,农业的奇迹从此诞生: 这就是可栽培的谷物.

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