marvellous
adjective /ˈmɑːvələs/
/ˈmɑːrvələs/
(US English marvelous)
- extremely good; wonderful
极好的；非凡的 - This will be a marvellous opportunity for her.
这对她可是千载难逢的机会。 - The weather was marvellous.
天气棒极了。 - It is marvellous what, how, etc… It's marvellous what modern technology can do.
现代技术所能做的真是太了不起了。
- This is really marvellous news!
这消息真是太棒了！ - The food smells absolutely marvellous.
这种食品闻着真香。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
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- really
- absolutely
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词源Middle English: from Old French merveillus, from merveille, from late Latin mirabilia, neuter plural of Latin mirabilis ‘wonderful’, from mirari ‘wonder at’. - This will be a marvellous opportunity for her.