Astonishment
[ə'stɒnɪʃmənt] or [ə'stɑnɪʃmənt]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising; 'he looked at me in astonishment'.
錄入:索菲娅--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(n.) The condition of one who is stunned. Hence: Numbness; loss of sensation; stupor; loss of sense.
(n.) Dismay; consternation.
(n.) The overpowering emotion excited when something unaccountable, wonderful, or dreadful is presented to the mind; an intense degree of surprise; amazement.
(n.) The object causing such an emotion.
整理:玛丽
同義詞及近義詞：
n. Amazement, wonder, surprise, awe, ADMIRATION.
編輯:卡罗尔
同義詞及反義詞：
SYN:Wonder, surprise, marvel, amazement, admiration, awe, bewilderment,stupefaction, fascination
ANT:Expectance, expectation, anticipation, foreseeing, absence_of_wonder, awe, etc
埃菲編輯
例句/造句/用法:
- The girl refused; and for the first time, and to the astonishment of the majestic mistress of the school. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- I am all astonishment. 簡·奧斯丁. 傲慢與偏見.
- They supplied me as fast as they could, showing a thousand marks of wonder and astonishment at my bulk and appetite. 喬納森·斯威夫特. 格列佛遊記.
- Astonishment, apprehension, and even horror, oppressed her. 簡·奧斯丁. 傲慢與偏見.
- They both lost their heads with astonishment on being set loose at that time of night, and jumped upon me like a couple of puppies! 威爾基·柯林斯. 月亮寶石.
- To Leinster's joy and our astonishment, Lord Worcester said he must really decline my very polite offer, grateful as he felt for it. 哈裡特·威爾遜. 哈裡特·威爾遜回忆录.
- He turned the crank, and to the astonishment of those present it said. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世紀發明進展.
- A great astonishment burst upon him, as if the air had broken. 大衛·赫伯特·勞倫斯. 戀愛中的女人.
- To the astonishment of my clerk, I at once decided on granting an interview to the gentleman below. 威爾基·柯林斯. 月亮寶石.
- Mr. Browlow was no less surprised, although his astonishment was not expressed in the same eccentric manner. 查理斯·狄更斯. 霧都孤兒.
- Then with a grand effort she rallied from the shock, and a supreme astonishment and indignation chased every other expression from her features. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歸來記.
- Gabriel started up, and stood rooted to the spot with astonishment and terror; for his eyes rested on a form that made his blood run cold. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- I am sorry I do NOT, said Elinor, in great astonishment, if it could be of any use to YOU to know my opinion of her. 簡·奧斯丁. 理智與情感.
- She glanced up at his face, with mingled astonishment and dread. 查理斯·狄更斯. 艱難時事.
- Certainly, if you wish it, Mr. Holmes, said the girl in astonishment. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯回憶錄.
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