gobsmacked
gobsmacked — adjective
- gobsmackedpositive
- more gobsmackedcomparative
- most gobsmackedsuperlative
1. adjective | British informal — left utterly speechless by an unexpected event, a
adjective | British informal — left utterly speechless by an unexpected event, as though all words have momentarily left you.
Rania was completely gobsmacked when her boss offered her a promotion and a pay rise on the same day.
collocation: completely gobsmacked
Kenji stood gobsmacked outside the stadium, unable to believe his team had won the championship in the final seconds.
Talia was gobsmacked when a stranger handed her front-row tickets to her favourite band's final show.
The librarian was gobsmacked to discover that a donated box of old books contained a rare first-edition novel worth thousands.
- flabbergasted
also informal; similar intensity but less regionally marked
- dumbfounded
more formal and literary; focuses on speechlessness
- astounded
slightly less extreme; can be used in formal contexts
- unsurprised
completely neutral; the opposite end of the scale
- unfazed
informal; describes being not bothered rather than not shocked
文法句型
be + gobsmacked
be + gobsmacked + to-infinitive
be + gobsmacked + by/at + noun
用法筆記
Much stronger than 'surprised' — it suggests a brief moment of being literally struck speechless. Used mainly in British and Australian English; an American speaker would be more likely to say 'floored' or 'dumbfounded'.