To astound someone is to surprise them so much that they are almost knocked still — often surprise mixed with shock. It sits right beside astonish; many speakers treat the two as twins. If there is a shade of difference, astound is a little heavier, a little more “I have no words.” You astound a person; news can astound you.

To astound someone Astound一個人 is to surprise them so much就是讓他們驚訝到 that they are almost knocked still幾乎呆住了 — often surprise mixed with shock常常是驚訝混雜著震驚. It它 sits right beside astonish緊挨著astonish, many speakers很多說英文的人 treat the two as twins把這兩個字當雙胞胎看待. If there is a shade of difference如果真要說有什麼差別, astound astound is a little heavier比較重一點, a little more “I have no words.”更接近「我無話可說」. You你 astound a person用astound形容一個人; news新聞 can astound you可以astound你.

It is not the most common verb in chat. Stories, reviews, and slightly careful English use it more.

It它 is not the most common verb不是最常見的動詞 in chat在聊天裡. Stories, reviews, and slightly careful English故事、評論和稍微講究一點的英文 use it more比較常用它.

Though actually, the adjective astounded is heard far more in everyday speech than the verb astound itself. There is an older adjective astound meaning “stunned,” but modern English almost always uses astounded for that.

Though actually不過其實, the adjective形容詞 astounded astounded is heard far more在日常口語裡遠比 in everyday speech常聽到 than the verb astound itself比動詞astound本身. There is有 an older adjective一個比較舊的形容詞 astound astound meaning “stunned,”意思是「震驚的」 but但 modern English現代英文 almost always uses幾乎都用 astounded for that astounded來表達那個意思.