unsurprising
/ˌʌnsəˈpraɪzɪŋ/ (bre, ipa) · [ənsɚprˈaɪzɪŋ] /ˌʌnsərˈpraɪzɪŋ/ (ame, ipa) · [ənsɚprˈaɪzɪŋ] /ˌən-sər-ˈprī-ziŋ How to pronounce unsurprising (audio) ˌən-sə-/ (ame, mw)
unsurprising — 形容詞
- unsurprisingpositive
- more unsurprisingcomparative
- most unsurprisingsuperlative
1. happening or existing in a way that matches what you already expected, so that y
不意外
與預期相符而感到不驚訝
happening or existing in a way that matches what you already expected, so that you do not feel any surprise about it.
It was unsurprising to the Kim family that Grandpa fell asleep before dessert—he always did after big meals.
Kim 一家對祖父在甜點前睡著並不意外——他每次吃大餐後都這樣。
it + be + unsurprising + that-clause with family context
Nala found it unsurprising that the bus came twenty minutes late on a rainy Monday.
Nala 覺得公車在下雨的週一遲到二十分鐘並不意外。
find it unsurprising that + situation
The coach said it was unsurprising that Karim won the race after training every day at dawn.
教練說 Karim 每天黎明時分訓練，因此他贏得比賽並不意外。
After twelve years in finance, Allison's promotion to chief officer was unsurprising to her coworkers.
Allison 在金融業工作了十二年，因此她升任首席主管對同事們來說並不意外。
The election result was unsurprising to journalists who had watched the opinion polls all autumn.
對整個秋天都在關注民調的記者來說，選舉結果並不意外。
After three nights of rain, the flooded basement was an unsurprising problem for the landlord.
連續三晚降雨之後，地下室淹水對房東來說成了意料之中的問題。
- predictable
stronger sense of knowing the outcome in advance; can imply something is dull or mechanical
- expected
more neutral and general; a close synonym for most contexts
- foreseeable
more formal; suggests the outcome could be reasonably anticipated
- not surprising
phrasal alternative; more conversational
- surprising
direct opposite; causing unexpected feelings
- unexpected
focuses on the event being unforeseen
- astonishing
stronger; causing great surprise or wonder
文法句型
it + be + unsurprising + that-clause
be + unsurprising + to + noun
用法筆記
Common in news articles and analytical writing. Often appears in the pattern 'it is unsurprising that…' followed by a reason or explanation. The predicative use ('the news was unsurprising') is more frequent than the attributive use ('an unsurprising result').