unsurprising
/ˌʌnsəˈpraɪzɪŋ/ (bre, ipa) · [ənsɚprˈaɪzɪŋ] /ˌʌnsərˈpraɪzɪŋ/ (ame, ipa) · [ənsɚprˈaɪzɪŋ] /ˌən-sər-ˈprī-ziŋ How to pronounce unsurprising (audio) ˌən-sə-/ (ame, mw)
unsurprising — adjective
- unsurprisingpositive
- more unsurprisingcomparative
- most unsurprisingsuperlative
1. happening or existing in a way that matches what you already expected, so that y
happening or existing in a way that matches what you already expected, so that you do not feel any surprise about it.
It was unsurprising to the Kim family that Grandpa fell asleep before dessert—he always did after big meals.
it + be + unsurprising + that-clause with family context
Nala found it unsurprising that the bus came twenty minutes late on a rainy Monday.
find it unsurprising that + situation
The coach said it was unsurprising that Karim won the race after training every day at dawn.
After twelve years in finance, Allison's promotion to chief officer was unsurprising to her coworkers.
The election result was unsurprising to journalists who had watched the opinion polls all autumn.
After three nights of rain, the flooded basement was an unsurprising problem for the landlord.
- predictable
stronger sense of knowing the outcome in advance; can imply something is dull or mechanical
- expected
more neutral and general; a close synonym for most contexts
- foreseeable
more formal; suggests the outcome could be reasonably anticipated
- not surprising
phrasal alternative; more conversational
- surprising
direct opposite; causing unexpected feelings
- unexpected
focuses on the event being unforeseen
- astonishing
stronger; causing great surprise or wonder
文法句型
it + be + unsurprising + that-clause
be + unsurprising + to + noun
用法筆記
Common in news articles and analytical writing. Often appears in the pattern 'it is unsurprising that…' followed by a reason or explanation. The predicative use ('the news was unsurprising') is more frequent than the attributive use ('an unsurprising result').