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marvellous a. 不可思议的;惊异的 不可思议的;惊异的 marvellous adj 1: extraordinarily good or great ; used especially as intensifiers; "a fantastic trip to the Orient"; "the film was fantastic!"; "a howling success"; "a marvelous collection of rare books"; "had a rattling conversation about politics"; "a tremendous achievement" [synonym: {fantastic}, {grand}, {howling(a)}, {marvelous}, {marvellous}, {rattling(a)}, {terrific}, {tremendous}, {wonderful}, {wondrous}] 2: being or having the character of a miracle [synonym: {marvelous}, {marvellous}, {miraculous}] 3: too improbable to admit of belief; "a tall story" [synonym: {improbable}, {marvelous}, {marvellous}, {tall(a)}] marvellous \marvellous\ adj. Marvelous. Syn: improbable, marvelous, tall(prenominal). [WordNet 1.5] Marvelous \Mar"vel*ous\, a. [OE. merveillous, OF. merveillos, F. Merveilleux. See {Marvel}, n.] [Written also {marvellous}.] 1. Exciting wonder or surprise; astonishing; wonderful. [1913 Webster] This is the Lord's doing; it is marvelous in our eyes. --Ps. cxiii. 23. [1913 Webster] 2. Partaking of the character of miracle, or supernatural power; incredible; so improbable as to defy belief. [1913 Webster PJC] The marvelous fable includes whatever is supernatural, and especially the machines of the gods. --Pope. [1913 Webster] {The marvelous}, that which exceeds natural power, or is preternatural; that which is wonderful; -- opposed to {the probable}. [1913 Webster] Syn: Wonderful; astonishing; surprising; strange; improbable; incredible. Usage: {Marvelous}, {Wonderful}. We speak of a thing as wonderful when it awakens our surprise and admiration; as marvelous when it is so much out of the ordinary course of things as to seem nearly or quite incredible. [1913 Webster] 30 Moby Thesaurus words for "marvellous":
amazing, astonishing, astounding, breathtaking, crazy, excellent, extraordinary, fabulous, fantastic, glorious, great, groovy, incredible, marvy, mind-boggling, miraculous, phenomenal, remarkable, sensational, smashing, spectacular, splendid, super, superb, surprising, terrific, unbelievable, unparalleled, wild, wonderful
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