a surprising and welcome event that is not explicable by natural or scientific laws and is therefore considered to be the work of a divine agency 奇迹,神奇妙事 the miracle of rising from the grave. 在墓穴中复活的奇事。 ■a highly improbable or extraordinary event, development, or accomplishment that brings very welcome consequences 奇迹,人间奇迹 it was a miracle that more people hadn't been killed or injured. 更多的人未遇难或受伤是一个奇迹。 [as modifier]a miracle drug. 神药。 ■an amazing product or achievement, or an outstanding example of something 令人惊叹的产品(或成果);惊人事例 a machine which was a miracle of design. 堪称设计奇迹的机器。
语源
Middle English: via Old French from Latin miraculum 'object of wonder', from mirari 'to wonder', from mirus 'wonderful'