wonderful

Word family

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++won·der·ful /ˈwʌndəfəl $ -dər-/ S1 W2 adjective 1 GOOD/EXCELLENTmaking you feel very happy 令人高兴的，使人愉快的 SYN great We had a wonderful time in Spain. 我们在西班牙玩得非常开心。► see thesaurus at good, nice2 ADMIREmaking you admire someone or something very much 令人惊叹的，奇妙的 SYN amazing It’s wonderful what doctors can do nowadays. 如今医生的本领着实令人称奇。

Examples from the Corpus

wonderful• At the Dispensary the doctors and nurses are wonderful.• The southwest tower is a wonderful instance of late Gothic work.• Little Billy waved back and laughed and thought how wonderful it all was.• You're lucky you have such wonderful kids.• Then, my dear Summerlee, it is that most wonderful of devices: a perpetual motion machine!• In others, central research laboratories produce wonderful results which are of no use to the business.• I always had a wonderful time when we went, and not just because I was with Lois.• It reminds me of those wonderful times when a play comes together and it is larger than its individual parts.• It's wonderful to have something ancient returned to use.

won·der·ful adjectiveChineseSyllable

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wonderful
won‧der‧ful S1 W2 /ˈwʌndəfəl $ -dər-/

adjective

Word Family: adjective: wonderful, wonder, wondrous; noun: wonder, wonderment; verb: wonder; adverb: wonderfully

1. making you feel very happy
SYN great:

We had a wonderful time in Spain.
2. making you admire someone or something very much
SYN amazing:

It’s wonderful what doctors can do nowadays.

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/ˈwʌndəfl/

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NAmE

/ˈwʌndərfl/

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adjective

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very good, pleasant or enjoyable 精彩的；绝妙的；令人高兴的；使人愉快的

◆a wonderful surprise惊喜

◆We had a wonderful time last night. 我们昨晚过得非常愉快。

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◆You've all been absolutely wonderful! 你们真是都太好了！

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It's wonderful

to see you! 看到你真叫人高兴！

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making you feel surprise or admiration 令人惊奇的；令人赞叹的

SYN

remarkable

◆It's wonderful what you can do when you have to. 在迫不得已时，人的潜能令人惊叹。

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<titled tranID="18" status="1">wonderful</titled>lovely ◇ delightful

These words all describe an experience, feeling or sight that gives you great pleasure. 以上各词均指经历、感觉或景象令人高兴、使人愉快。

wonderful that you enjoy very much; that gives you great pleasure; extremely good 指使人愉快的、令人高兴的、精彩的、绝妙的：◆We had a wonderful time last night. 我们昨天晚上过得非常愉快。◆The weather was absolutely wonderful. 天气好极了。
lovely (rather informal, especially BrE) that you enjoy very much; that gives you great pleasure; very attractive 指令人愉快的、有吸引力的、迷人的：◆What a lovely day!(= the weather is very good) 多么好的天气啊！◆It's been lovely having you here. 有你在这儿真是太好了。
delightful that gives you great pleasure; very attractive 指令人愉快的、宜人的：◆a delightful little fishing village 宜人的小渔村

wonderful, lovely or delightful? 用 wonderful、lovely 还是 delightful？

All these words can describe times, events, places, sights, feelings and the weather. Wonderful can also describe a chance or ability. Lovely is the most frequent in spoken British English, but in North American English wonderful is the most frequent, both spoken and written. Delightful is used especially to talk about times, events and places. 以上各词均可形容时光、活动、地方、景色、感觉和天气。wonderful 亦可形容机会或能力。lovely 在英式英语口语中最常用，但在美式英语中，无论是口语还是书面语 wonderful 最常用。delightful 尤用以形容时光、活动和地方。

Patterns

wonderful/lovely/delightful weather/views/scenery
It's wonderful/lovely to be/feel/find/have/know/see…
It would be wonderful/lovely/delightful if…
It's wonderful/lovely that…
That sounds wonderful/lovely/delightful.
really/quite/absolutely wonderful/lovely/delightful