astonishing
英 [ə'stɒnɪʃɪŋ]
美 [ə'stɑnɪʃɪŋ]
- adj. 驚人的；令人驚訝的
- v. 使…驚訝；使…詫異（astonish的ing形式）
助記提示
1. ex- => es- => as- "out" + ton- "thunder" + -ish + -ing.
2. 這裏的 as- "out" 取引申義，表示：離開、脫離正常的狀態或情緒或表情。
3. 字麵含義：thunder sb out. => leave someone thunderstruck.
4. 或者：out: 出去、離開、遠離。=> 不管。=> 聽任、讓、使…處於(某種狀態)(leave)。
雙語例句
- 1. He can perform an astonishing variety of acts, including mime and juggling.
- 他能表演好幾種令人驚歎的把戲，包括啞劇和玩雜耍。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. I find life more charming and more astonishing than I'd ever dreamed.
- 我發現生活比我想象的更迷人、更不可思議。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Interviews with politicians were juxtaposed with news items of quite astonishing triviality.
- 對政治家的訪談與內容相當聳動的八卦新聞放在同一個版麵。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. He became famous as an inventor of astonishing visual and aural effects.
- 他因發明了神奇的視聽效果而出名。
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- 5. His ability to absorb bits of disconnected information was astonishing.
- 他吸收利用互不相關的零碎信息的能耐驚人。
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