astonishing

a·ston·ish

A0483400 (ə-stŏn′ĭsh)tr.v. as·ton·ished, as·ton·ish·ing, as·ton·ish·es To fill with sudden wonder or amazement. See Synonyms at surprise.

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[Alteration of Middle English astonen, from Old French estoner, from Vulgar Latin *extonāre : Latin ex-, ex- + Latin tonāre, to thunder; see (s)tenə- in Indo-European roots.]

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a·ston′ish·ing·ly adv.

astonishing

(əˈstɒnɪʃɪŋ) adjcausing great surprise or amazement; astounding aˈstonishingly adv

as•ton•ish•ing

(əˈstɒn ɪ ʃɪŋ)

adj. causing astonishment or surprise; amazing. [1520–30] as•ton′ish•ing•ly, adv.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	astonishing - surprising greatly; "she does an amazing amount of work"; "the dog was capable of astonishing tricks"amazingsurprising - 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"
	2.	astonishing - so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm; "such an enormous response was astonishing"; "an astounding achievement"; "the amount of money required was staggering"; "suffered a staggering defeat"; "the figure inside the boucle dress was stupefying"staggering, stupefying, astoundingimpressive - making a strong or vivid impression; "an impressive ceremony"

astonishing

adjective amazing, striking, surprising, brilliant, stunning, impressive, overwhelming, staggering, startling, sensational (informal), bewildering, breathtaking, astounding, eye-opening, wondrous (archaic or literary), jaw-dropping, stupefying, gee-whizz (slang) an astonishing display of physical strength

astonishing

adjectiveSo remarkable as to elicit disbelief:amazing, astounding, fabulous, fantastic, fantastical, incredible, marvelous, miraculous, phenomenal, prodigious, stupendous, unbelievable, wonderful, wondrous.

Translations

令人惊异的令人惊讶的

astonish

(əˈstoniʃ) verb to surprise greatly. I was astonished by his ignorance. 使驚訝 使惊讶aˈstonishing adjectivean astonishing sight. 令人驚訝的 令人惊讶的aˈstonishment nounTo my astonishment she burst into tears. 驚訝 惊讶

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