astonishment
英 /əˈstɒnɪʃmənt/ 美 /əˈstɑːnɪʃmənt/
- n. 惊讶；震惊a feeling of very great surprise
He stared in astonishment as the tiny seedling flowered.
看到小小的幼苗开花了，他惊讶地瞪大了眼睛。
The speed of technological change often causes astonishment, particularly among people who remember life before widespread internet access.
技术变革的速度常令人惊叹，尤其是那些还记得互联网普及前生活的人。
搭配
in astonishment 惊讶地to someone's astonishment 令某人惊讶的是express astonishment 表示惊讶
辨析提示
通常不可数；to one's astonishment表示令某人惊讶的是。
词族
astonish (v.)、astonished (adj.)、astonishing (adj.)、astonishingly (adv.)
近义 amazement、surprise
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