| 词汇 | wonderment |
| 释义 | wonderment noun[ U ] literaryuk /ˈwʌn.də.mənt/ us /ˈwʌn.dɚ.mənt/ great and pleasant surprise: 惊喜；惊叹 He listened with quiet wonderment as his grandfather told him of his life in the circus.当祖父给他讲自己在马戏团的生活时，他惊奇地静静听着。 Synonyms admiration amazement wonder Feelings of surprise and amazement amazement astonishment bewilderment future shock incredulity shock stupefaction surprise wonder Examples of wondermentwonderment That is the nature of the creative act - the divergence, the inexplicable 'wonderment'. How anyone can then say that this truth has no relation to eternal truth is a matter of wonderment here. But in their wonderment monument historians sometimes slight the human, in favor of the technical, dimensions of the subject. It has come to be part of our rationality, appears to fascinate us, and we tend to apply technology because it satisfies our need for wonderment. Observers past and present expressed wonderment at all-night floodlights enabling 200 men and 30 teams of horses to work non-stop razing existing structures while simultaneously excavating for foundations. Hovering on the scene was wonderment at what would happen after the forthcoming election. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The lack of imagination shown by many, including many friends of mine, on this subject is a matter of constant wonderment to me. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He came back and expressed himself in terms of wonderment as to what all this talk was about. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is a feeling of wonderment about this. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I scratch my head in wonderment at what the hysteria of the past 24 hours has been about. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Their earnings make most ordinary people curl up in wonderment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 When some new fact is uncovered, they, like us, when we read about it, are full of wonderment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If he really were quite so naive as that, it becomes a matter of some wonderment why he ever got so many votes at all. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They recognised that it was a place of wonderment, amazement and research from which we can all gain a great deal of knowledge. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We, who share in the wonderment of our creation, must act now in the interests of mankind. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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