marvelous

marvelous — 形容詞

1. so good or enjoyable that it gives you a feeling of great pleasure or admiration

1.形容詞B1
釋義

極好的

品質極好、令人讚嘆的

so good or enjoyable that it gives you a feeling of great pleasure or admiration

例句

Manuela's homemade lasagna was absolutely marvelous — everyone asked for the recipe.

Manuela 做的義大利千層麵好吃極了——每個人都來問食譜。

We had a marvelous time exploring the old streets of Kyoto together.

我們一起探索京都古老街道的那段時光真是太棒了。

collocation: have a marvelous + time / experience / dinner

同義詞
  • excellent

    more formal than marvelous; used for very high standards

  • wonderful

    very similar in meaning and register; emphasizes causing delight

  • superb

    more formal; of the highest possible quality

  • fantastic

    informal; very enthusiastic in tone

反義詞
  • terrible

    the opposite of extremely good

  • awful

    informal opposite meaning very bad

文法句型

marvelous + noun

be/seem/look + marvelous

it is marvelous + to-infinitive / that-clause

what a marvelous + noun

用法筆記

Frequently used in exclamatory sentences (What a marvelous…!) and in informal spoken English to express strong enthusiasm.

常見錯誤

❌The cake tastes marvelous good.
✅The cake tastes marvelous.' or 'The cake tastes marvelously good.
💡'marvelous' is an adjective; use the adverb 'marvelously' to modify another adjective.

2. having qualities that seem to come from a supernatural or divine power; like a m

2.形容詞B2
釋義

奇蹟般的

具有奇蹟或超自然特質的

having qualities that seem to come from a supernatural or divine power; like a miracle

例句

The community saw the sudden end to the long drought as a marvelous event.

社區居民將持續乾旱的突然結束視為一個奇蹟般的事件。

Tamar said that an old folk tale describes a marvelous light appearing in the chapel every winter.

Tamar 說一個古老的民間故事描述了一道每年冬天出現在教堂裡的奇蹟般光芒。

collocation: marvelous + light / vision / healing

同義詞
  • miraculous

    more direct than marvelous; specifically relates to a miracle

  • supernatural

    stresses agency beyond natural laws, not necessarily positive

  • divine

    specifically relating to a god or deity

反義詞
  • ordinary

    the opposite of supernatural or miraculous

  • natural

    the opposite of supernatural

文法句型

marvelous + noun

be/seem + marvelous

用法筆記

This sense appears mainly in literary, religious, or legendary contexts. It is less common in everyday conversation than Sense 1.

常見錯誤

❌The old book spoke of a marvelous from heaven.
✅The old book spoke of a marvelous sign from heaven.
💡'marvelous' is an adjective and must modify a noun; it cannot stand alone as a noun.