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wondrous

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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++won·drous /ˈwʌndrəs/ adjective literary  GOOD/EXCELLENTgood or impressive in a surprising way 奇妙的;令人惊叹的
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wondrousThe 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 adjectiveChineseSyllable
Corpus in way surprising a or impressive good


wondrous
wondrous /ˈwʌndrəs/ adjective literary
 Word Family: adjective: wonderful, wonder, wondrous; noun: wonder, wonderment; verb: wonder; adverb: wonderfully
 Date: 1400-1500
 Origin: wonders 'wondrous' (13-17 centuries), from the possessive form of wonder; influenced by marvelous
good or impressive in a surprising way


won·drousBrE /ˈwʌndrəs/ 🔊NAmE /ˈwʌndrəs/ 🔊 adjective (literary) strange, beautiful and impressive 奇异的;美好的;了不起的 SYN wonderful won·drous·ly BrE /ˈwʌndrəsli/ 🔊NAmE /ˈwʌndrəsli/ 🔊 adverb