stunning
stunning — 形容詞
- stunningpositive
- more stunningcomparative
- most stunningsuperlative
1. describes a person or thing that is so beautiful or attractive that the sight of
驚豔的
因美麗而令人驚嘆
describes a person or thing that is so beautiful or attractive that the sight of it almost has the power to surprise or shock you — for example, a dress that makes everyone stop and stare, or a view that takes your breath away.
Paloma wore a stunning red dress to the wedding that turned everyone's head.
Paloma 穿著一件驚豔的紅色禮服參加婚禮，讓所有人都轉頭看她。
stunning + noun (attributive: stunning red dress)
The view from the mountaintop was absolutely stunning, with golden light spreading across the valley.
山頂的景色絕對令人驚豔，金色的陽光灑滿整個山谷。
be + stunning after a linking verb
Ilan's garden is stunning in spring when all the cherry trees are in flower.
Ilan 的花園在春天所有櫻花樹盛開時，景色十分驚豔。
The hotel had a stunning swimming pool that seemed to float above the ocean.
那間飯店有一座絕美的游泳池，彷彿漂浮在海面上。
stunning + noun describing an object
In the wedding photos, Nala looked stunning in her white gown and matching cap.
在婚禮照片中，Nala 穿著白色長袍配上頭飾，看起來非常驚豔。
- stunning view
- stunning beauty
- stunning dress
- stunning smile
- stunning scenery
- stunning appearance
- absolutely stunning
- truly stunning
- gorgeous
warmer, more informal — suggests rich, vibrant beauty often with colour or decoration
- striking
focuses on being unusual enough to grab attention, not necessarily traditionally beautiful
- breathtaking
emphasises the emotional reaction, as though the beauty leaves you breathless
文法句型
stunning + noun
be + stunning
用法筆記
Commonly used with intensifying adverbs such as absolutely, truly, and simply. The emphasis is on the surprising degree of beauty — a person described as stunning is not just pretty but strikingly attractive.
常見錯誤
2. so good, unusual, or unexpected that it surprises you in a powerful way — for ex
驚人的
出乎意料而令人震撼
so good, unusual, or unexpected that it surprises you in a powerful way — for example, a sports result that no one predicted, a discovery that changes what people thought was true, or a performance far better than anyone expected.
The team's stunning victory in the final match surprised everyone in the stadium.
該隊在總決賽中驚人的勝利，讓體育館裡的每個人都大感意外。
stunning + noun (stunning victory)
Reuben made a stunning discovery when he found ancient coins buried in his backyard.
Reuben 在自家後院挖到古幣，有了驚人的發現。
The report contained stunning evidence that changed how the police viewed the case.
那份報告中包含驚人的證據，徹底改變了警方對案件的看法。
stunning + noun (stunning evidence)
It was stunning to learn that the museum had been hiding those paintings for decades.
得知那間博物館數十年來一直藏著那些畫作，實在令人震驚。
it be stunning + to-infinitive pattern
- stunning victory
- stunning defeat
- stunning discovery
- stunning revelation
- stunning result
- stunning achievement
- stunning blow
- stunning news
- astounding
slightly stronger — focuses on disbelief, as in 'astounding that it could be true'
- shocking
more negative — emphasises that the news is unpleasant or disturbing
- staggering
focuses on the scale or size of something surprising, like a staggering amount of money
- unremarkable
not worthy of attention
- unsurprising
expected and ordinary
文法句型
stunning + noun
be + stunning
it be stunning + to-infinitive
用法筆記
In this sense, stunning often describes unexpected news, results, or revelations — something that causes a mental 'jolt.' It can be positive (a stunning success) or negative (a stunning defeat). Distinguish from sense 1, where stunning describes visual beauty; in sense 2, the subject is typically an event, fact, or piece of information rather than a person's appearance.