suddenly
/ˈsʌdənli/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈsʌdənli/ (ame, ipa)
suddenly — 副詞
1. in a way that happens fast and without any sign that it is going to happen; used
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.
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)
The rain stopped suddenly, and the sun came out from behind the grey clouds.
雨突然停了，太陽從灰色的雲層後面露了出來。
Adina's heart began to beat faster when she suddenly heard footsteps in the empty hallway.
阿迪娜在空蕩蕩的走廊裡突然聽到腳步聲，心跳開始加速。
Walid was driving for hours when the engine suddenly began making a strange noise.
瓦利德已經開了幾個小時的車，引擎突然開始發出奇怪的聲音。
- 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.'
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.