suddenly

IPA/ˈsʌdənli/
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suddenly — 副詞

1. in a way that happens fast and without any sign that it is going to happen; used

1.副詞A2
釋義

突然；忽然

沒有預兆地快速發生

in a way that happens fast and without any sign that it is going to happen; used to describe actions, events, or changes that take people by surprise.

例句

Suddenly, the lights went out and the room fell completely dark.

突然間，燈全熄了，房間變得一片漆黑。

sentence-initial 'Suddenly,' to mark a dramatic, unexpected event

Hao suddenly stopped talking when he saw the principal standing at the classroom door.

浩看見校長站在教室門口時，突然不再說話了。

subject + suddenly + verb (action stopped without warning)

常見搭配
  • suddenly stopped
  • suddenly realised
  • suddenly appeared
  • suddenly changed
  • quite / very suddenly
  • suddenly began to
同義詞
  • abruptly

    more formal and often implies a change that seems rude or too quick; 'She ended the meeting abruptly' suggests she cut people off.

  • unexpectedly

    focuses on the surprise element; slightly less dramatic than 'suddenly', and can describe positive surprises too.

  • all of a sudden

    informal, mainly spoken; means the same thing but sounds less polished in writing.

  • out of the blue

    informal idiom; emphasises that nothing led up to the event; 'He quit his job out of the blue.'

反義詞
  • gradually

    the opposite of fast change — something that happens slowly, step by step, over time.

  • slowly

    marks a slow pace; 'The door slowly opened' contrasts with 'The door suddenly opened.'

文法句型

Suddenly, + clause

subject + suddenly + verb

verb + suddenly

用法筆記

Can appear in three main positions with different effects: sentence-initial for dramatic contrast ('Suddenly, everything changed.'), directly before the main verb for a neutral report ('He suddenly realised his mistake.'), or at the end of a clause for emphasis on the abruptness itself ('The car stopped suddenly.'). Overusing it in a single paragraph can weaken the dramatic impact.

常見錯誤

He sudden stopped walking.
He suddenly stopped walking.
'sudden' is an adjective; use 'suddenly' as the adverb form to modify the verb.
Suddenly I was very scared and I didn't know what to do and I called my mom.
Suddenly I felt scared, so I called my mom.
avoid stacking multiple 'and' clauses after 'Suddenly'; one main event per sentence is clearer.

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常見搭配

副詞搭配

  • quite suddenly
  • very suddenly
  • rather suddenly
  • almost suddenly

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