Sunday, December 29, 2013

Wondrous

\ˈwən-drəs\  adj. 

causing wonder or amazement ;very beautiful or impressive;wonderful; remarkable
令人驚奇的,非常的


The adjective wondrous is a great word to use when you're describing something amazing or delightful. You could talk about the wondrous view of the ocean from the cliffs where you're standing.

There's a hint of magic and awe about the word wondrous. It describes things that inspire wonder, like a wondrous imaginary land or a wondrous display of beautiful, elaborate cakes at a pastry shop. The root is the Old English wundor, "marvelous thing, or object of astonishment." Wondrous is tricky to spell because it's missing the e in wonder.


 Origin:
1490–1500;  metathetic variant of Middle English wonders  (genitive of wonder) wonderful; cognate with German Wunders;  spelling conformed to -ous 

例句:
He told us some wondrous experiences while practicing Falun Gong.
他告訴我們一些修煉法輪大法後神奇經歷。