wonder: [OE] Wonder is something of a mystery word. It is widespread in the Germanic languages (German has wunder, Dutch wonder, Swedish undran, and Danish undren, but its ultimate ancestry is unknown.
wonder (n.)
Old English wundor "marvelous thing, miracle, object of astonishment," from Proto-Germanic *wundran (cognates: Old Saxon wundar, Middle Dutch, Dutch wonder, Old High German wuntar, German wunder, Old Norse undr), of unknown origin. In Middle English it also came to mean the emotion associated with such a sight (late 13c.). To be no wonder was in Old English. The original wonder drug (1939) was Sulfanilamide.
wonder (v.)
Old English wundrian "be astonished," also "admire; make wonderful, magnify," from the source of wonder (n.). Cognate with Dutch wonderen, Old High German wuntaron, German wundern. Sense of "entertain some doubt or curiosity" is late 13c. Related: Wondered; wondering.
Reflexive use (It wonders me that "I wonder why ...") was common in Middle English and as late as Tindale (1533), and is said to survive in Yorkshire/Lincolnshire. In Pennsylvania German areas it is idiomatic from German das wundert mich.
实用例句
1. I wonder if I might have a word with Mr Abbot?
请问我能否和阿博特先生说几句话？
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2. Some supernova researchers wondered if it might be just a nine-day wonder.
有些超新星研究者怀疑，这可能只是昙花一现。
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3. Did you ever wonder how the top supermodels manage to look stunning?
难道你就没有想过那些超级名模是如何做到外表如此惊艳的吗?
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4. Under such circumstances, it is little wonder that they experience difficulties.
在这种情形下，他们遇到困难就不足为怪了。
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5. I wonder if there's any fizz left in the lemonade.
