eye-opening

IPA/ˈaɪ əʊpənɪŋ/
IPA/ˈaɪ əʊpənɪŋ/

eye-opening — adjective

1. Describes an experience, fact, or situation that surprises you and shows you som

1.形容詞B2
釋義

Describes an experience, fact, or situation that surprises you and shows you something new, so you understand a subject much better than before.

例句

For Elena, visiting the recycling plant was an eye-opening experience about household waste.

collocation: eye-opening experience

A documentary on three Jakarta families offers an eye-opening look at megacity life.

collocation: eye-opening look

同義詞
  • enlightening

    More formal and intellectual; focuses on gaining wisdom or understanding rather than just surprise.

  • revealing

    Emphasises the uncovering of hidden information; can also describe clothes or actions, which 'eye-opening' cannot.

  • educational

    Broader and less dramatic; describes anything that teaches you something, not necessarily surprising.

反義詞
  • unenlightening

    Describes something that fails to teach or reveal anything new.

文法句型

be eye-opening

find it eye-opening + to-infinitive

an eye-opening + noun

用法筆記

Typically describes experiences, facts, or media content (a book, film, conversation, trip). Not used to describe a person directly — you would not say 'He is very eye-opening.' The related noun phrase 'eye-opener' is used for the thing itself: 'That documentary was a real eye-opener.'

常見錯誤

❌This book is very eye-opening me.
✅This book was very eye-opening for me.
💡The preposition 'for' is needed when stating whose eyes were opened.
❌He is an eye-opening teacher.
✅His teaching methods were an eye-opening experience for the students.
💡The adjective describes the experience or thing, not the person.