wonder
A feeling of surprise and admiration that you have when you see something very beautiful, strange, or impressive. It can also refer to a thing or event that causes this feeling of amazement.
Beispiele
3 von 5The children looked at the Christmas tree with wonder in their eyes.
The children looked at the Christmas tree with wonder in their eyes.
The preservation of these ancient ruins is a source of great wonder to historians.
The preservation of these ancient ruins is a source of great wonder to historians.
It is a wonder that you managed to finish all that work so quickly!
It is a wonder that you managed to finish all that work so quickly!
Synonyme
Gegenteile
Wortfamilie
Merkhilfe
Think of the 'O' in 'wonder' as an open mouth in surprise: 'Oh! How wonderful!'
Schnelles Quiz
The Grand Canyon is truly a natural ______ of the world.
Richtig!
Die richtige Antwort ist: wonder
Beispiele
The children looked at the Christmas tree with wonder in their eyes.
everydayThe children looked at the Christmas tree with wonder in their eyes.
The preservation of these ancient ruins is a source of great wonder to historians.
formalThe preservation of these ancient ruins is a source of great wonder to historians.
It is a wonder that you managed to finish all that work so quickly!
informalIt is a wonder that you managed to finish all that work so quickly!
Philosophers often argue that wonder is the starting point of all scientific inquiry.
academicPhilosophers often argue that wonder is the starting point of all scientific inquiry.
The new marketing strategy worked like a wonder for our quarterly sales.
businessThe new marketing strategy worked like a wonder for our quarterly sales.
Synonyme
Gegenteile
Wortfamilie
Häufige Kollokationen
Häufige Phrasen
no wonder
it is not surprising
wonders will never cease
an expression of surprise when something unexpected happens
a nine days' wonder
something that is famous for a short time and then forgotten
Wird oft verwechselt mit
To 'wander' means to walk around slowly without a specific purpose, while 'wonder' refers to a feeling of surprise.
Nutzungshinweise
The noun 'wonder' is often used after 'with' to describe an emotion (e.g., 'with wonder') or as a countable noun to describe an amazing thing (e.g., 'a wonder of the world').
Häufige Fehler
Learners often misspell 'wonder' as 'wander' because the pronunciations are similar, or they confuse the noun form with the adjective 'wonderful'.
Merkhilfe
Think of the 'O' in 'wonder' as an open mouth in surprise: 'Oh! How wonderful!'
Wortherkunft
Derived from the Old English word 'wundor', meaning a marvelous thing or an object of astonishment.
Grammatikmuster
Kultureller Kontext
The 'Seven Wonders of the Ancient World' is a culturally significant list representing the most remarkable human-made structures of classical antiquity.
Schnelles Quiz
The Grand Canyon is truly a natural ______ of the world.
Richtig!
Die richtige Antwort ist: wonder
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