wonderment

英 [ˈwʌndəmənt]

美 [ˈwʌndərmənt]

n.  惊喜; 惊叹

复数：wonderments　

BNC.23103 / COCA.22251

牛津词典

noun

• 惊喜；惊叹
  a feeling of pleasant surprise or wonder

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 惊喜;惊叹
  Wondermentis a feeling of great surprise and pleasure.
  1. His big blue eyes opened wide in wonderment.
     他蓝色的大眼睛睁得大大的，透着惊喜。

英英释义

noun

• the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
  Synonym:wonderadmiration

双语例句

• The violin sang out a quality of music so beautiful that the collector himself could only listen in wonderment.
  小提琴唱出了如此美妙的音乐，连收藏家都听得出神。
• The most stunning thing about the film, though-and this is said not by way of praise, but with anxious wonderment-is how depressing and truly doomy most of it is.
  不过该片最令人惊叹的并没有赞扬的成分，而是令人不安的惊叹是大部分时间里沉重的压抑和末世气氛。
• Not tears of sadness or anger, but an outpouring of emotion over the sheer wonderment that we can be this close-twelve years after graduation-with such physical distance between us.
  这些不是伤心或愤怒的眼泪，而是纯粹惊叹尽管毕业十二年了，彼此距离那么遥远，但却能保持如此亲密的关系，眼泪是这种情感的迸发。
• We were bug-eyed in wonderment.
  我们非常惊奇，眼珠都快瞪出来了。
• Obama waited patiently during McCain's attacks, comfortably perched on the chair, often smiling in seeming wonderment about what he was hearing from his opponent.
  而在麦凯恩抨击奥巴马时，后者的应对显得很从容。奥巴马坐在椅子上，很舒服，并时常露出微笑，仿佛对对手的说辞感到赞叹。
• She gasped in wonderment at her good luck.
  她运气这样好，惊奇地倒抽了一口凉气。
• Our wonderment about life is diminished when we know the source of life's beginnings.
  当我们了解到生命起源的时候，我们对生命的惊奇就会被弱化。
• The children watched in wonderment as the circus began.
  马戏表演开始时孩子们惊奇地观看着。
• As always, those under a UFO display are receiving a telepathic message, while entranced with the display, focused on this and in wonderment.
  同平时一样，那些在UFO展示之下的人，在被UFO吓了一跳，聚精会神，感到惊叹的同时，也正在接收心灵感应信息。
• The major features of transpersonal experiences include wonderment, assuredness, wisdom, unity, universality, and influential power.
  超个人经验的主要特征包括惊奇、确实、智慧、合一、普遍性和感染力。