'Wondrous' means so good, so beautiful, or so strange that it amazes you. It means almost exactly what 'wonderful' means, but it does not sound like it.

'Wondrous' means so good, so beautiful, or so strange that it amazes you「Wondrous」的意思是好到、美到，或奇特到讓你驚嘆的程度。It means almost exactly what 'wonderful' means它的意思幾乎就跟「wonderful」一樣 but it does not sound like it但聽起來卻不一樣。

'Wonderful' is a warm everyday word you can use about a meal or a weekend. 'Wondrous' is a raised, poetic word: you meet it in poems, hymns, old translations, fantasy stories, and film titles. Using it about small things is a joke — 'this wondrous sandwich' is funny on purpose. Used straight, it belongs to big things: a wondrous sight, a wondrous machine, the wondrous variety of life.

'Wonderful' is a warm everyday word「Wonderful」是個溫暖的日常用字 you can use about a meal or a weekend你可以用來形容一頓飯或一個週末。'Wondrous' is a raised, poetic word「Wondrous」則是個比較高雅、詩意的字 you meet it in poems, hymns, old translations, fantasy stories, and film titles你會在詩、聖歌、古老的翻譯、奇幻故事和電影片名裡遇到它。Using it about small things is a joke拿它來形容小東西是在開玩笑 'this wondrous sandwich' is funny on purpose「this wondrous sandwich（這個奇妙的三明治）」就是故意講得好笑。Used straight認真使用的時候 it belongs to big things它是屬於大事物的 a wondrous sight像一幅奇景 a wondrous machine一台奇妙的機器 the wondrous variety of life生命奇妙的多樣性。

There is also an old use as an adverb, meaning 'amazingly' — 'wondrous strange' in Shakespeare — and you will still see it in poetry, though nobody says it today.

There is also an old use as an adverb還有一個古老的副詞用法 meaning 'amazingly'意思是「amazingly（驚人地）」 'wondrous strange' in Shakespeare像莎士比亞裡的「wondrous strange」 and you will still see it in poetry你現在還是會在詩裡看到它 though nobody says it today雖然現在沒有人這樣講話了。

The word also leans a little toward strangeness in a way 'wonderful' does not: something wondrous may be beautiful and also hard to understand, even a bit frightening in its size. That shade is why it works so well for the sea, the stars, and gods.

The word also leans a little toward strangeness這個字也帶著一點奇異的味道 in a way 'wonderful' does not這是「wonderful」沒有的 something wondrous may be beautiful and also hard to understand一個 wondrous 的東西可能既美，又難以理解 even a bit frightening in its size甚至因為它的巨大而有點嚇人。That shade is why it works so well正因為這一絲味道，它才特別適合用在 for the sea, the stars, and gods大海、星辰和神明身上。