| 单词 | astonishment |
| 释义 | astonishment (once / 227 pages) n Astonishment is what you feel when you're extremely surprised. If a cat stood up and recited the Preamble to the Constitution, you’d stare in astonishment. Astonishment is the feeling of being blown away and shocked by something. It’s the noun form of astonish, which is a verb meaning, basically “to have your mind blown.” A professional magician aims to create astonishment. A basketball player who hits every three-point shot might make fans feel astonishment. Many people feel astonishment when looking at something like the Grand Canyon. This is a strong word that shouldn't refer to minor surprises. True astonishment is rare. WORD FAMILYastonishment: astonishments+/astonish: astonished, astonishes, astonishing, astonishment/astonished: astonishedly/astonishing: astonishingly USAGE EXAMPLESHe looked around in seeming astonishment at his family and friends and the bounty he’d provided, with such hopes, for a much larger audience. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) There were even several minutes of astonishment in store for a capacity crowd of mixed allegiance. New York Times(Dec 22, 2016) But five hours later, he looked at me in astonishment. Washington Post(Dec 17, 2016) n the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising he looked at me in astonishment Syn|Hypo|Hyper amazement admiration, wonder, wonderment the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising surprisethe astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you stupefactiona feeling of stupefied astonishment awean overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration daze, shock, stuporthe feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally feeling the experiencing of affective and emotional states |
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