astonishment
翻譯
驚訝, 驚愕
例句
To my astonishment, he agreed immediately.
令我驚訝的是,他立刻就同意了。
She stared in astonishment at the scene.
她驚愕地注視著眼前的景象。
文法模式
in astonishment 驚訝地 He looked at me in astonishment.
to sb.'s astonishment 令某人驚訝的是 To my astonishment, the plan worked.
近義詞
Synonyms: amazement, surprise, wonder; Antonyms: composure, calmness
詞源
由動詞 `astonish` 加上構成名詞的後綴 `-ment` 組成。`astonish` 來自古法語 `estoner`(擊暈)。
記憶技巧
後綴 `-ment` 將 `astonished`(感到驚訝)的感覺變成了一個名詞。