- 1驚奇(讚嘆)之感;驚嘆
'Wonderment' is the feeling you have when something is so beautiful or so strange that you just look at it, a little lost for words. It is surprise mixed with pleasure and a touch of respect.
'Wonderment' is the feeling you have'Wonderment'是你會有的一種感覺 when something is so beautiful or so strange當某件事物美得或奇特得 that you just look at it, a little lost for words讓你只能盯著看,有點說不出話。It is surprise mixed with pleasure and a touch of respect它是驚訝混合著愉悅,還帶一點敬意。
You watch a display in wonderment; a child stares in wonderment at a big animal at the zoo. The word is uncountable — you have wonderment, not 'a wonderment' — and it lives mostly in three phrases: 'in wonderment', 'with wonderment', and 'a sense of wonderment'.
You watch a firework display in wonderment你帶著wonderment的心情看煙火表演 a child stares in wonderment at a big animal at the zoo小孩帶著wonderment盯著動物園裡的大動物看。The word is uncountable這個字是不可數名詞 you have wonderment, not 'a wonderment'你會說wonderment,不會說a wonderment and it lives mostly in three phrases它主要活在三個片語裡 'in wonderment', 'with wonderment', and 'a sense of wonderment'帶著驚嘆、懷著驚嘆、一種驚嘆之感。
Now the honest part: 'wonderment' and 'wonder' mean nearly the same thing, and 'wonder' is the word people actually use. 'Wonderment' is longer, more formal, more literary, and it sounds a bit old.
Now the honest part現在說老實話 'wonderment' and 'wonder' mean nearly the same thing'wonderment'和'wonder'意思幾乎一樣 and 'wonder' is the word people actually use而大家實際上會用的是wonder。'Wonderment' is longer, more formal, more literary'Wonderment'比較長、比較正式、比較文學性 and it sounds a bit old而且聽起來有點老派。
Some writers choose it exactly because the extra slow the sentence down and make the moment feel bigger. Others feel it is overwritten.
Some writers choose it exactly because有些作家特別選用它就是因為 the extra syllables slow the sentence down多出來的音節能讓句子慢下來 and make the moment feel bigger讓那個當下感覺更盛大。Others feel it is overwritten也有人覺得這樣寫太over。
It shows up a lot in writing about childhood, nature, and art. In ordinary speech, you would say 'I couldn't believe it' or 'It was amazing'.
It shows up a lot in writing about childhood, nature, and art它常常出現在寫童年、自然和藝術的文章裡。In ordinary speech日常口語裡 you would say 'I couldn't believe it' or 'It was amazing'你會說我不敢相信,或太神奇了
core核心畫面
組成'wonder' + '-ment'. The ending '-ment' turns a verb into the name of a thing or a state — the way 'enjoy' becomes 'enjoyment' and 'excite' becomes 'excitement'. So 'wonderment' is literally the state of wondering. That '-ment' ending came into English from French, which is why it feels a little more formal than plain English endings.
同家族的字
- wonderthe root — and the everyday word for the same feeling
- enjoymentsame '-ment' ending turning a verb into a state
- excitementsame '-ment' ending, same job
原始詞典資料2 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,摘錄並精簡格式,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
wondermentnoun
- 1
Wonder; astonishment.
- "Blind!" exclaimed the old fellow, sitting up in startled wonderment. "You mean it, sir? You walk all right and you look at me as if you saw me. You're kidding surely."
- 2
A puzzle or curiosity.
摘錄自 英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary,已精簡格式;依 CC BY-SA 4.0 授權使用,改動後的內容同樣以此授權提供。