wondrous

Word family

won·drous /ˈwʌndrəs/ adjectiveadj literary

GOOD/EXCELLENTgood or impressive in a surprising way 奇妙的；令人惊叹的

Examples from the Corpus

wondrous• The versatility of the space is increased and the quality of its output is supposed to be wondrous.• Both Clinton and Reagan showed their wondrous can-do spirit from the start.• A wondrous city, its high towers resembling the Jukeboxes of the Gods.• And in his mind there was firmly sown, A lovely and a wondrous dream.• Stalactites and stalagmites in wondrous formations diminish the sense of bare rock walls.• His amazement can be imagined when there appeared be-fore him the wondrous forms of the three great goddesses.• After hoisting aboard the almost wondrous performance of the aircraft probably the most important single element to master was asymmetric flying.• Suddenly, he held up a wondrous ring upon his finger, and vanished from sight.

Origin wondrous

(1400-1500) wonders “wondrous” ((13-17 centuries)), from the possessive form of wonder; influenced by marvelous

won·drous adjectiveadj

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