wonderful

wonderful — 形容詞

1. extremely pleasant, enjoyable, or satisfying — making you feel happy or content.

1.形容詞A2
釋義

極棒的

令人非常愉快或滿足的

extremely pleasant, enjoyable, or satisfying — making you feel happy or content.

例句

Nadia received wonderful news about her scholarship this morning.

Nadia 今早收到了關於獎學金的極棒消息。

collocation: wonderful news

The Watanabe family spent a wonderful week at the beach last summer.

渡邊一家去年夏天在海邊度過了極棒的一週。

collocation: wonderful week / wonderful time

同義詞
  • great

    more casual and extremely common; less emotional weight than 'wonderful'

  • lovely

    warmer and more personal; often used for experiences and people

  • delightful

    slightly more formal; emphasizes the pleasure something gives

  • fantastic

    more informal and emphatic; common in British and American speech

反義詞
  • terrible

    direct opposite; describes extremely bad experiences

  • awful

    strongly negative; the opposite of 'wonderful' in everyday use

用法筆記

Frequently used to describe experiences, times, news, and concrete things that bring happiness. Common in exclamations and everyday conversation.

常見錯誤

❌The weather is wonderful for the whole week, so we will go hiking every day.
✅The weather will be wonderful all week, so we are planning to go hiking every day.
💡'wonderful' describes a state or quality, not a process; use it with 'be' rather than as a progressive verb.

2. extremely good in a way that causes surprise, admiration, or wonder — impressive

2.形容詞B1
釋義

精彩的

令人讚嘆或驚奇地出色的

extremely good in a way that causes surprise, admiration, or wonder — impressive beyond what is usual.

例句

The view from Huangshan's peak was so wonderful that Yuki stood speechless for a moment.

黃山的山頂景色太精彩了，Yuki 看得說不出話來。

pattern: so + adjective + that-clause

Caleb gave a wonderful performance of Beethoven's violin concerto.

Caleb 演奏了貝多芬小提琴協奏曲，表現十分精彩。

collocation: wonderful performance

同義詞
  • marvelous

    more literary; stronger sense of awe (common in British English)

  • superb

    more formal; suggests the highest standard of quality

  • magnificent

    grand in scale; often used for views, buildings, and large achievements

  • astonishing

    emphasizes the element of surprise more than 'wonderful'

反義詞

用法筆記

Stronger than the 'extremely pleasant' sense — this meaning carries a sense of awe. Often used with intensifiers like 'absolutely', 'truly', or 'simply'. Common in formal reviews, descriptions of art, nature, and skill.

常見錯誤

❌She is wonderful at playing piano.
✅She is wonderful at playing the piano.
💡The definite article 'the' is needed before musical instruments in this pattern.