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BNC: 7915 COCA: 11297

astonishment

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astonishment ˈstɑːnɪʃmənt/ noun
astonishment
ˈstɑːnɪʃmənt/
noun
Learner's definition of ASTONISHMENT
[noncount]
: a feeling of being very surprised : amazement惊讶;惊异
BNC: 7915 COCA: 11297

astonishment

noun

as·​ton·​ish·​ment ə-ˈstä-nish-mənt How to pronounce astonishment (audio)
1
a
: a feeling of great surprise and wonder : the state of being astonished : amazement
The garden's beauty filled me with astonishment.
2
: something that astonishes : a cause of amazement or wonder
Everything that he had seen so far … had been so astonishing that he began to wonder whether there could possibly be any more astonishments left. Roald Dahl

Example Sentences

The garden's beauty filled me with astonishment. A crowd watched in astonishment as he jumped from the bridge. They discovered to their astonishment that their car had been stolen. Much to the astonishment of her friends and family, she left school to pursue her acting career.
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Word History

First Known Use

1566, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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The first known use of astonishment was in 1566
BNC: 7915 COCA: 11297
astonishment

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + ASTONISHMENT | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEgreat大吃一驚absolute, complete, utter絕對的/完全的/萬分的驚訝mild (especially BrE) 有些驚訝an air of mild astonishment略微有些驚訝的神態blank (especially BrE) 驚愕a look of blank astonishment驚愕的神情VERB + ASTONISHMENTexpress表示驚訝hide掩飾驚訝She simply could not hide her astonishment.她實在無法掩飾她的驚訝。PREPOSITIONin astonishment吃驚地She gazed at him in astonishment.她吃驚地盯着他。to sb's astonishment使某人吃驚的是Then, to my great astonishment, he started to cry.然後,令我大為吃驚的是,他哭了起來。with astonishment由於驚訝Everyone gasped with astonishment.每個人都驚得倒吸了一口氣。astonishment at對⋯感到驚訝He expressed astonishment at the results.他對結果表示吃驚。PHRASESa gasp of astonishment, a look of astonishment驚訝的喘息/神情

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