c. 1300, "miracle," also "wonderful story or legend," from Old French merveille "a wonder, surprise, miracle," from Vulgar Latin *miribilia (also source of Spanish maravilla, Portuguese maravilha, Italian maraviglia), altered from Latin mirabilia "wonderful things," from neuter plural of mirabilis "wonderful, marvelous, extraordinary; strange, singular," from mirari "to wonder at," from mirus "wonderful" (see smile). A neuter plural treated in Vulgar Latin as a feminine singular. Related: Marvels.
marvel (v.)
c. 1300, "to be filled with wonder," from Old French merveillier "to wonder at, be astonished," from merveille (see marvel (n.)). Related: Marveled; marveling.
双语例句
1. It was a marvel that the floor never gave way.
惊奇的是地板居然从未塌陷。
来自柯林斯例句
2. She's marvel to be able to shoot with such accuracy.
她的枪法那么好,真不简单.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
3. Niagara Falls is one of the greatest marvel in the world.
尼亚加拉瀑布是世界大奇景之一.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
4. You're a marvel; how can you work so hard at your age.
