marvelously

marvelously — 副詞

1. to a very high standard, or in a way that is very pleasing or impressive

1.副詞B2
釋義

極好地

以非常出色或令人讚嘆的方式

to a very high standard, or in a way that is very pleasing or impressive

例句

Dewi sang marvelously at the school concert and earned a long standing ovation.

Dewi 在學校音樂會上唱得極好，贏得全場起立鼓掌許久。

verb + marvelously for excellent performance

The seaside hotel was marvelously clean, with white sheets and an open window facing the bay.

那間海邊飯店乾淨得沒話說，鋪著白床單，窗戶面對海灣大開。

marvelously + adjective for high quality

同義詞
  • wonderfully

    very close in meaning; slightly more common in everyday speech

  • superbly

    more formal; emphasises technical skill or polished quality

  • splendidly

    slightly old-fashioned; suggests a grand or admirable result

反義詞
  • poorly

    opposite quality; not well done

  • terribly

    opposite degree; extremely badly

文法句型

verb + marvelously (e.g. sing marvelously, cook marvelously)

marvelously + adjective (e.g. marvelously fresh, marvelously soft)

用法筆記

Frequently modifies adjectives of quality (marvelously clean, marvelously soft) and verbs of performance (sang marvelously, cooks marvelously). This sense is purely an intensifier with positive feeling — it does NOT carry the 'causing wonder' meaning of sense 2.

常見錯誤

❌The soup smells marvelously.
✅The soup smells marvelous.
💡after linking verbs (smell, taste, look, sound, feel), use the adjective 'marvelous', not the adverb 'marvelously'.
❌I marvelously enjoyed the film.
✅I really enjoyed the film.
💡'marvelously' modifies how something is done or how good something is, not the strength of your feeling about it.

2. in a way that causes surprise or admiration because something is remarkably unus

2.副詞C1
釋義

出奇地

以令人讚嘆或意外的方式

in a way that causes surprise or admiration because something is remarkably unusual, well-preserved, or unexpectedly fine

例句

The stone bridge at the village edge was marvelously preserved after eight hundred years of harsh winters.

村口的石橋歷經八百年嚴酷寒冬，保存得出奇地完好。

marvelously + past participle for remarkable preservation

Emre's wood carvings are marvelously detailed, with tiny leaves and feathers cut by hand.

Emre 的木雕細緻得令人驚嘆，連葉子和羽毛都是一刀一刀手工雕出來的。

marvelously + adjective for surprising fineness

同義詞
  • remarkably

    more neutral; highlights what is noteworthy without strong positive colouring

  • astonishingly

    stronger; suggests something is hard to believe

  • amazingly

    more conversational; commonly used in everyday speech

反義詞

文法句型

marvelously + past participle (e.g. marvelously preserved, marvelously crafted)

marvelously + adjective of degree (e.g. marvelously intact, marvelously detailed)

用法筆記

Distinguish from sense 1 (EXTREMELY WELL): sense 2 highlights how surprising or striking a quality is, not just its high degree. Common with words of preservation, craft, accuracy, or match (marvelously preserved, marvelously detailed, marvelously intact). If you could swap 'extremely' in without changing the meaning, sense 1 fits better.

常見錯誤

❌The cake was marvelously sweet.' (this sounds like sense 1 — 'very sweet')
✅The cake was marvelously moist, considering the oven had been off for an hour.
💡add context that signals surprise or remarkableness to justify sense 2.

3. in a way that seems miraculous or beyond natural explanation, often in religious

3.副詞C2
釋義

奇蹟般地

彷彿出自神蹟、超出常理地

in a way that seems miraculous or beyond natural explanation, often in religious or older literary writing

例句

Old church records say the trapped miner was marvelously delivered after seven days underground.

古老的教會記錄寫道，那位受困礦工在地底待了七天後，奇蹟般地獲救。

marvelously + delivered in a religious or miraculous context

The medieval chronicle reports that the king's deep wound was marvelously healed overnight without any surgeon's help.

中世紀編年史記載，國王深可見骨的傷口在一夜之間奇蹟般地癒合，沒有任何外科醫師動手。

同義詞
  • miraculously

    the standard modern choice for the same idea; works in any register

  • supernaturally

    stronger emphasis on causes outside the natural world

反義詞
  • naturally

    opposite — through ordinary, explainable means

文法句型

marvelously + verb (e.g. marvelously delivered, marvelously healed)

用法筆記

Now mostly limited to religious, legendary, or older literary contexts (saints' lives, medieval chronicles, fairy tales). In ordinary modern speech, choose 'miraculously' instead — it carries the same meaning without sounding archaic.

常見錯誤

❌Anya marvelously found her lost phone on the bus.
✅Anya miraculously found her lost phone on the bus.
💡for everyday lucky events, native speakers say 'miraculously', not 'marvelously'.