astonishment
翻译
惊讶, 惊愕
例句
To my astonishment, he agreed immediately.
令我惊讶的是，他立刻就同意了。
She stared in astonishment at the scene.
她惊愕地注视着眼前的景象。
语法模式
in astonishment 惊讶地 He looked at me in astonishment.
to sb.'s astonishment 令某人惊讶的是 To my astonishment, the plan worked.
近义词
Synonyms: amazement, surprise, wonder; Antonyms: composure, calmness
词源
由动词 `astonish` 加上构成名词的后缀 `-ment` 组成。`astonish` 来自古法语 `estoner`（击晕）。
记忆技巧
后缀 `-ment` 将 `astonished`（感到惊讶）的感觉变成了一个名词。