wonder
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noun
a feeling of surprise mingled with admiration, caused by something beautiful, unexpected, unfamiliar, or inexplicable:
驚き, 驚嘆, 驚異(の念) (!surpriseより｟かたく｠ )
e.g. he had stood in front of it, observing the intricacy of the ironwork with the wonder of a child.
the quality of a person or thing that causes wonder:
e.g. Athens was a place of wonder and beauty.
a strange or remarkable person, thing, or event:
驚くべき, 不思議な人, 物, 事
e.g. the electric trolley car was looked upon as the wonder of the age.
as modifier having remarkable properties or abilities:
e.g. a wonder drug.
in singular a surprising event or situation:
e.g. it is a wonder that losses are not much greater.
verb no object
1. desire or be curious to know something:
〖wonder wh節〗 (好奇心･不安･疑いを持って)…かしら(と思う)
e.g. how many times have I written that, I wonder?
e.g. with clause : I can't help wondering how Stasia and Katie are feeling.
with clause used to express a polite question or request:
e.g. I wonder whether you have thought more about it?
2. feel doubt:
〖wonder about A〗 A〈物･事･人〉についておかしいと思う, 怪しむ(doubt), A〈人〉について安否が気になる
e.g. I wonder about such a marriage.
3. feel admiration and amazement; marvel:
e.g. people stood by and wondered at such bravery
e.g. (as adjective wondering) : a wondering look on her face.
be surprised:
〖wonder at A/about A〗 A〈事〉について不思議に思う, 驚く (!コーパスAは〖名詞〗で〖動名〗は｟ややまれ｠ ; Aがwh節の場合はaboutの方が普通)
e.g. if I feel compassion for her, it is not to be wondered at.
PHRASES
I shouldn't wonder
informal I think it likely.
no wonder (or little wonder or small wonder)
it is not surprising:
e.g. it is little wonder that the fax machine is so popular.
wonders will never cease
an exclamation of great surprise at something pleasing.
work wonders (or do wonders)
have a very beneficial effect on someone or something:
e.g. a good night's sleep can work wonders for mind and body.
ninety-day wonder (or thirty-day wonder or one-day wonder)
something that attracts enthusiastic interest for a short while but is then ignored or forgotten.
(usually ninety-day wonder or thirty-day wonder) a person who has had intensive military training for the specified time.
DERIVATIVES
wonderer noun
wonderingly |ˈwənd(ə)riNGlē| adverb
ORIGIN
Old English wundor (noun), wundrian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wonder and German Wunder, of unknown ultimate origin.