mar‧vel‧lous S2 British English , marvelous American English / mɑv ə ləs $ mɑr- / 形容词

extremely good, enjoyable, impressive etc 同义词 wonderful :

‘How was your holiday?’ ‘Marvellous!’

We had a marvellous time.

I can’t stand him, but my wife thinks he’s marvellous.

It’s marvellous what they can do these days.

— marvellously 副词

THESAURUS

fantastic/terrific spoken extremely good, in a way that makes you feel excited and happy – used mainly in spoken English : The view from the top was fantastic. | He did a fantastic job. | That’s a terrific idea! | ‘I passed!’ ‘That’s terrific!’

great spoken extremely good – used mainly in spoken English : Thanks for a great afternoon. | ‘Did you have a good holiday?’ ’It was great!'

excellent extremely good – used especially about the quality of something. Excellent is more formal than fantastic/terrific or great , and is used in both spoken and written English : Our local theatre has put on some excellent productions. | It is an excellent film.

wonderful extremely good in a way that impresses you or makes you very pleased : She is really a wonderful person. | That’s wonderful news!

marvellous British English , marvelous American English extremely good in a way that impresses you or makes you very pleased. Marvellous sounds a little old-fashioned, but is still fairly common : We had a marvellous dinner at a little restaurant near the hotel. | Martino’s performance was marvelous.

amazing extremely good in a surprising and exciting way : Standing there on top of Mount Fuji was an amazing experience.

incredible extremely good in a surprising and exciting way. Incredible is often used when something is so good that it almost seems unlikely : What a goal! That was incredible! | It was an incredible moment - one that I will never forget.

brilliant British English informal extremely good : ‘How was your trip?’ ‘Absolutely brilliant!’ | What a brilliant idea!

be out of this world used when saying that something is so good that you cannot imagine anything better : Their desserts are out of this world.