1. 1aB2/əˈstɑːnɪʃt/ · /əˈstɒnɪʃt/非常驚訝的;大吃一驚

    Very surprised about something, because it is not at all what you expected, or because it is much more than you thought was possible.

    示範例句 · Example

    We were astonished to find the old stone bridge still standing after so many years.

    逐字我們很驚訝地發現那座老石橋在這麼多年之後仍然站著。

    astonished 是「驚訝」這條線上比較強的一個:surprised 只是「沒想到」,astonished 是「這怎麼可能」,強到中文常常要配一個「竟然、居然」才翻得出來。可以想成一件事大到把人整個定在那一秒——眼睛睜大、話一時說不出來。三個常見句型:astonished to see/find/hear(一看到、一聽到就被驚到)、astonished by/at(後面放讓你驚訝的那個東西)、astonished that(後面接一整句話)。

    常見搭配

    • astonished to see/find/hear/learn something

      一看到/一聽到就大吃一驚

      very surprised the moment you see, find, hear, or learn it

      We were astonished to find the old temple still in its original condition.

    • astonished by/at something

      對某件事感到非常驚訝

      very surprised because of a particular thing

      I was astonished by the result of the vote.

    • astonished that ...

      很驚訝(某件事)竟然是這樣

      very surprised that something is true or has happened

      Aisha was astonished that so many people had come to help.

    • an astonished look / face

      驚訝的表情

      the expression of someone who is very surprised

      Ren turned round with an astonished look on his face.

    • absolutely astonished

      驚訝到極點

      extremely surprised

      When she opened the box, she was absolutely astonished.

    意思相反

    unsurprisedunmovedindifferent

core核心畫面

You can think of it as the look on someone's face the instant the news lands: eyes wide, nothing to say yet. What happened was nowhere near what they expected — so for a beat they are simply stopped, still holding the old picture while the new one arrives.

消息落地的那一秒,一個人臉上的表情——眼睛睜大、話還沒接上來。事情跟他原本以為的差太遠,或者遠遠超過他以為可能的程度,於是有短短一瞬他整個人是停住的。這個字描述的是「人」的狀態(He was astonished),不是那件事;那件事要用 astonishing。

同家族的字

比較級 more astonished最高級 most astonished

原始詞典資料2 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。

astonishedadj/æ- -d/

  • 1

    Amazed; surprised.

    • utterly astonished
    • clearly astonished

這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形:

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