喜樂美語
  1. 1nB2/əˈmeɪzmənt/驚訝；驚奇

    a feeling of very great surprise, especially when something happens that you can hardly believe.

    示範例句 · Example

    Leo stared in amazement at the huge sandcastle on the beach.

    逐字里歐在驚訝中盯著海灘上那座巨大的沙堡。

    「amazement」是 surprise 的加強版：不只是「沒想到」，而是驚訝到幾乎不敢相信。它是不可數名詞，所以不說 an amazement；最常出現在兩個固定框架裡——in amazement（帶著這種感覺做某個動作，例如 stare in amazement）和 to somebody's amazement（讓某人非常驚訝的是…）。可以想成：amaze 是「讓人驚呆」，amazed 是人當下的感覺，amazement 就是把那個感覺當成一樣東西來講。

    常見搭配

    • in amazement

      驚訝地（做某事）

      doing something while feeling great surprise

      Aisha looked at the tall waterfall in amazement.

    • to somebody's amazement

      令某人驚訝的是

      used to say that something surprised someone very much

      To my amazement, the little bird ate right out of my hand.

    • stare in amazement

      驚訝地盯著看

      to look at something for a long time because it surprises you so much

      Ren stared in amazement at the snow falling on the mountain.

    • gasp in amazement

      驚訝得倒抽一口氣

      to breathe in suddenly because you are very surprised

      The whole class gasped in amazement when the lights came back on.

    • much to somebody's amazement

      更是讓某人大吃一驚的是

      a stronger way to say that something surprised someone

      Much to her amazement, the old radio still worked.

    • express amazement

      表達驚訝

      to say clearly that you are very surprised

      Several teachers expressed amazement at how quickly the students learned the song.

core核心畫面

You can think of it as the moment your mind stops: what you are seeing or hearing is so far past what you expected that, for a second, you cannot fit it into your picture of the world. Not fear, not joy — just a mind knocked wide open.

眼前發生的事遠遠超出你原本的預期，腦袋有一瞬間空白、接不上——你看著它，卻幾乎不敢相信它是真的。那不是害怕也不是高興，而是「這怎麼可能」的那種被撐開的感覺。字尾 -ment 讓它成為一種「心裡的狀態」，所以 amazement 指的是那份驚訝本身，而不是讓人驚訝的東西。

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原始詞典資料4 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

amazementnoun/əˈmeɪz.mənt/

  • 1

    The condition of being amazed; a state of overwhelming wonder, as from surprise or sudden fear, horror, or admiration; a feeling of intense astonishment or awe, as from witnessing something incredible and impressive.

    • We stared in amazement at the skills on display.
    • The amazement that painting sparked in me lasted until the tour guide jolted me out of it.
  • 2

    archaicA particular feeling of wonder, surprise, fear, or horror.

    • Were believers thoroughly persuaded of what God meaneth, by these things, they would not be so liable to those frights and amazements which distract and disturb them.
    • In the midst of ill rumours and amazements, his countenance changeth not.
  • 3

    datedSomething which amazes.

    • So impossible did it seem that such an amazement of horse-flesh could ever be hers.
    • I believe the Urchin showed more enthusiasm over the stone and the robin than over any of the amazements that succeeded them.
  • 4

    obsoleteMadness, frenzy.

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