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surprising
sur·prise S0918200 (sər-prīz′)tr.v. sur·prised, sur·pris·ing, sur·pris·es 1. To cause to feel wonder, astonishment, or amazement, as at something unanticipated: Thinking I was at home, she was surprised to see me in the office. We were surprised that he could recover so quickly.2. a. To encounter or discover suddenly or unexpectedly; take or catch unawares: She surprised him as he was reading her diary.b. To attack or capture suddenly and without warning: surprised the sentries in a predawn raid, wounding several.3. a. To cause (someone) to do or say something unintended or to be in an unintended condition: "There passed a scene ... that surprised me into courage to come forward" (Fanny Burney).b. To elicit or detect through surprise: "She occasionally surprised a look on Jemima's face" (Marcia Willett).n.1. The act of surprising or the condition of being surprised: Imagine my surprise on seeing you here.2. Something, such as an unexpected encounter, event, or gift, that surprises.
[Middle English surprisen, to overcome, from Old French surprise, feminine past participle of surprendre, to surprise : sur-, sur- + prendre, to take (from Latin prehendere, prēndere, to seize; see ghend- in Indo-European roots).]
sur·pris′er n.sur·pris′ing·ly adv.Synonyms: surprise, astonish, amaze, astound, dumbfound, flabbergast
These verbs mean to affect a person strongly as being unexpected or unusual. To surprise is to fill with often sudden wonder or disbelief as being unanticipated or out of the ordinary: "Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity" (George S. Patton).
Astonish suggests overwhelming surprise: The sight of such an enormous crowd astonished us. Amaze implies astonishment and often bewilderment: The violinist's virtuosity has amazed audiences all over the world. Astound connotes shock, as from something unprecedented in one's experience: We were astounded at the beauty of the mountains. Dumbfound adds to astound the suggestion of perplexity and often speechlessness: His question dumbfounded me, and I could not respond. Flabbergast is used as a more colorful equivalent of astound, astonish, or amaze: "He was utterly flabbergasted by the accusation and for a few moments he was quite unable to reply" (Alexander McCall Smith).surprising (səˈpraɪzɪŋ) adjcausing surprise; unexpected or amazing surˈprisingly adv surˈprisingness nsur•pris•ing (sərˈpraɪ zɪŋ, sə-)
adj. causing surprise; unexpected or unusual. [1570–80] sur•pris′ing•ly, adv. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | surprising - causing surprise or wonder or amazement; "the report shows a surprising lack of hard factual data"; "leaped up with surprising agility"; "she earned a surprising amount of money"unexpected - not expected or anticipated; "unexpected guests"; "unexpected news"unsurprising - not causing surprise |
surprisingadjective amazing, remarkable, incredible, astonishing, wonderful, unusual, extraordinary, unexpected, staggering, marvellous, startling, astounding, jaw-dropping, unlooked-for A surprising number of customers order the same sandwich each day.Translationssurprise (səˈpraiz) noun (the feeling caused by) something sudden or unexpected. His statement caused some surprise; Your letter was a pleasant surprise; There were some nasty surprises waiting for her when she returned; He stared at her in surprise; To my surprise the door was unlocked; (also adjective) He paid them a surprise visit. 驚奇 惊奇 verb1. to cause to feel surprise. The news surprised me. 使驚奇 使惊奇2. to lead, by means of surprise, into doing something. Her sudden question surprised him into betraying himself. 出其不意地使某人做某事 出其不意地使某人做某事3. to find, come upon, or attack, without warning. They surprised the enemy from the rear. 突然襲擊 突然袭击surˈprised adjective showing or feeling surprise. his surprised face; I'm surprised (that) he's not here; You behaved badly – I'm surprised at you!; I wouldn't be surprised if he won. 吃驚的 吃惊的surˈprising adjective likely to cause surprise. surprising news; It is not surprising that he resigned. 驚人的 惊人的surˈprisingly adverbSurprisingly, he did win. 出人意外地 出人意外地take by surprise1. to catch unawares. The news took me by surprise. 使吃驚 使吃惊2. to capture (a fort etc) by a sudden, unexpected attack. 冷不防地捉住 冷不防地捉住IdiomsSeesurpriseEncyclopediaSeeSurprisesurprising
Synonyms for surprisingadj amazingSynonyms- amazing
- remarkable
- incredible
- astonishing
- wonderful
- unusual
- extraordinary
- unexpected
- staggering
- marvellous
- startling
- astounding
- jaw-dropping
- unlooked-for
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