marvellousmar•vel•lous 英 marvelous美 /'mɑːv(ə)ləs/

adj

1. 奇异的；奇迹般的；不可思议的

• It's marvelous that the boy was still alive when he was saved from the frozen lake half an hour later. 男孩在冰冻的湖里浸了半个小时,被救上来时竟然还活着,真是不可思议。

2. 了不起的，妙极的

• It's marvelous to have a 7-day vacation. 有一个7天的假日真是太棒了。

• a marvellous idea 绝妙的主意

–marvellously adv