surprising
/səˈpraɪzɪŋ/ (bre, ipa) · /sərˈpraɪzɪŋ/ (ame, ipa) · /sər-ˈprī-ziŋ sə-/ (ame, mw)
surprising — 形容詞
- surprisingpositive
- more surprisingcomparative
- most surprisingsuperlative
1. not what you thought would happen, so that you feel surprised, often in a pleasa
令人驚訝
出乎意料而讓人感到驚奇
not what you thought would happen, so that you feel surprised, often in a pleasant or interesting way
It was surprising to see Mayumi finish the race before everyone else.
看到 Mayumi 比其他人先跑完比賽，確實令人驚訝。
it is surprising + to-infinitive
Tamar found it surprising that the library stayed open until midnight.
Tamar 發現圖書館居然開到半夜，覺得很驚訝。
find it surprising + that-clause
A surprising number of young people in the town had never tried Thai food.
鎮上有驚人數量的年輕人從來沒吃過泰國菜。
The ending of the movie was so surprising that everyone in the theater gasped.
那部電影的結局令人驚訝到全場觀眾都倒抽一口氣。
Walid's victory was not surprising to the team because he had trained so hard.
Walid 獲得勝利對隊友來說並不意外，因為他訓練得非常努力。
- unexpected
the most direct synonym; 'unexpected' is neutral while 'surprising' adds emotional impact
- astonishing
much stronger; suggests something so far from what seemed possible that it is hard to believe
- startling
implies a sudden, sharp surprise, often with a physical reaction like jumping back
- expected
the direct opposite — something you knew was coming
- predictable
suggests that something happens exactly as one would guess, so no surprise at all
文法句型
it + be + surprising + to-infinitive
it + be + surprising + that-clause
surprising + noun
find + it + surprising + that-clause
用法筆記
Commonly confused with 'surprised': 'surprising' describes something that causes the feeling (the movie is surprising → it makes you feel surprise), while 'surprised' describes the person who has the feeling (I am surprised by the movie).