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語源

First attested from 1300 as 中期英語 merveilous, from Old French merveillus, from merveille (“a wonder”), equivalent to marvel +‎ -ous.

発音

• (英国発音) IPA: /ˈmɑːvələs/, /ˈmɑːvləs/
• (米国発音) IPA: /ˈmɑɹvələs/

形容詞

marvelous (comparative more marvelous, superlative most marvelous)

1. (American spelling) Exciting wonder or surprise; astonishing; wonderful.

   I went to a marvelous party last week.

   • 1912, Daniel D. Bidwell, As Far as the East is from the West:

     The fifty little brown musicians rendered difficult selections with marvelous accuracy and gingersome dash and artistic enjoyment of the work.

   • 2003, Gary Koop, Bayesian Econometrics, John Wiley & Sons Ltd., page 80:

     At first glance, importance sampling seems like a marvellous solution to any posterior simulation problem.

使用する際の注意点

• The spelling marvelous is preferred in the United States, marvellous in Great Britain.

派生語

• marvelously