英语词汇“astonished”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

adj

If you are astonished, you're feeling the emotional punch of a huge surprise. If you've lived in the city your whole life, the first night you spend in the desert staring at billions of stars will leave you astonished.

Astonished is the adjective form of the verb astonish, which comes from old Anglo-Norman for a blow to the head. We use it now for much more positive feelings, when we are stunned by awe and admiration, and not stunned from being hit in the head with a bat! Synonyms are amazed and astounded.

WORD FAMILY

astonished: astonishedly+/astonish: astonished, astonishes, astonishing, astonishment/astonishing: astonishingly/astonishment: astonishments

USAGE EXAMPLES

But then, that November, she suffered perhaps the most spectacular upset in a professional fight since Buster Douglas astonished Mike Tyson.

The New Yorker(Dec 30, 2016)

He received the title of Court Composer from the Elector of Saxony and, on a visit to Berlin, astonished Frederick the Great with his improvisations.

The New Yorker(Dec 25, 2016)

The man’s answer—an astonished no—was delivered in a tone that suggested Rauws was the one with a pressing need for psychological help.

The New Yorker(Dec 25, 2016)

adj filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock

I stood enthralled, astonished by the vastness and majesty of the cathedral

Syn

amazed, astonied, astounded, stunned
surprised

taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment

单词	astonished
释义	astonished (once / 231 pages) adj If you are astonished, you're feeling the emotional punch of a huge surprise. If you've lived in the city your whole life, the first night you spend in the desert staring at billions of stars will leave you astonished. Astonished is the adjective form of the verb astonish, which comes from old Anglo-Norman for a blow to the head. We use it now for much more positive feelings, when we are stunned by awe and admiration, and not stunned from being hit in the head with a bat! Synonyms are amazed and astounded. WORD FAMILY astonished: astonishedly+/astonish: astonished, astonishes, astonishing, astonishment/astonishing: astonishingly/astonishment: astonishments USAGE EXAMPLES But then, that November, she suffered perhaps the most spectacular upset in a professional fight since Buster Douglas astonished Mike Tyson. The New Yorker(Dec 30, 2016) He received the title of Court Composer from the Elector of Saxony and, on a visit to Berlin, astonished Frederick the Great with his improvisations. The New Yorker(Dec 25, 2016) The man’s answer—an astonished no—was delivered in a tone that suggested Rauws was the one with a pressing need for psychological help. The New Yorker(Dec 25, 2016) adj filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock I stood enthralled, astonished by the vastness and majesty of the cathedral Syn amazed, astonied, astounded, stunned surprised taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
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