come as

IPA/kˈʌm az/
IPA/kˈʌm æz/

come as — 慣用語

1. used to describe how a piece of news, an event, or someone's actions affect you

1.慣用語B1
釋義

令人感到

事件引發特定情緒反應

used to describe how a piece of news, an event, or someone's actions affect you emotionally — for example, when the announcement comes as a relief (makes you feel relieved) or the rejection comes as a disappointment (makes you feel disappointed).

例句

The news of her promotion came as a complete surprise to everyone in the office.

她獲得升遷的消息讓辦公室裡的每個人都大感意外。

come as + a + surprise (unexpected news)

For Kian, the rejection letter came as a huge disappointment after months of preparation.

對 Kian 來說，經過幾個月的準備卻收到拒絕信，著實令人非常失望。

同義詞
  • feel

    describes the emotional state directly rather than the event causing it ('She felt relieved' vs. 'The news came as a relief').

  • turn out to be

    focuses on the result rather than the emotional impact ('The trip turned out to be a disaster').

文法句型

come as + a/an + [emotion noun]

用法筆記

The pattern is always 'come + as + a/an + emotion noun'. The subject is most commonly a piece of news (the news, the announcement, the letter), an event, or someone's actions. The verb 'come' stays in the past 'came' when referring to a past event, or in the simple present for general statements ('change always comes as a shock').

常見錯誤

❌His arrival came as surprisingly.
✅His arrival came as a surprise.
💡'Come as' must be followed by a noun or noun phrase (e.g. surprise, shock, relief), not an adjective (surprised, surprising).
❌The news came as a surprise for me.
✅The news came as a surprise to me.
💡The preposition used with this pattern is 'to', not 'for'.