wonder
suomi-englanti sanakirjawonder englannista suomeksi
kummastella
hämmästys, ihmettely
tiedonjano
ihme
ihmetellä
Substantiivi
Verbi
wonder englanniksi
(ux)
(RQ:Lincoln Pratt's Patients)
Something astonishing and seemingly inexplicable.
The sense or emotion which can be inspired by something curious or unknown; surprise; astonishment, often with awe or reverence.
(RQ:KJV)
{{quote-text|en|year=1781|author=Samuel Johnson|title=The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets
1871, (w), (w) (translator), ''(w)'' (section 155d)
- Socrates: I see, my dear Theaetetus, that Theodorus had a true insight into your nature when he said that you were a philosopher, for wonder is the feeling of a philosopher, and philosophy begins in wonder. He was not a bad genealogist who said that Iris (the messenger of heaven) is the child of Thaumas (wonder).
(quote-book)live as if you'd drop dead in ten seconds. See the world. It's more fantastic than any dream made or paid for in factories.
(quote-book)
To be affected with surprise or admiration; to be struck with astonishment; to be amazed; to marvel; (n-g).
(RQ:Swift Gulliver's Travels)I could not ſufficiently wonder at the Intrepidity of theſe diminutive Mortals,(..)
(RQ:Johnson Rambler)
(RQ:Churchill Celebrity)
To ponder; to feel doubt and curiosity; to query in the mind.
(RQ:Shakespeare Othello)
(quote-journal)
miracle, (l)
to (l) (gloss)
(l), miracle
marvel, wonder, strange or extraordinary thing or event
sign, portent, prodigy, extraordinary thing seen as an omen
report of something strange or extraordinary
the feeling of wonder, amazement, puzzlement or awe
(c.), (w), ''(w)'', as recorded c. 1440–1450 in Bodleian Library MS. Fairfax 16, folio 130r:
- {{quote|enm|I Haue grete wonder, be this lyghte / How that I lyve, for day ne nyghte / I may nat slepe, wel nygh noght
exciting feelings of wonder; strange, extraordinary, wonderful
to a great degree; very, extraordinarily, extremely