astonishment
UK/ә'stɒniʃmәnt/US
六级B2
释义
n.
A feeling of very great surprise; amazement
惊讶;惊愕;震惊
词根拆分
词根派生astonish音调、音高(源自拉伸);也指雷鸣
+
-ment有些,类似
=astonishment
astonish + -ment(状态)= 「被震惊的状态」。astonish 本身来自拉丁 ex- + tonāre(「轰然炸出」),经古法语 estoner——被 astonish 就是被雷击呆住,像身旁炸了道闪电般愣住。这属于 ton 的雷鸣支,而非音调支。
为什么是这个意思
与雷鸣的联系就是全部故事。拉丁语 tonāre 意为「打雷」;extonāre 是被一声惊雷震得呆住。几个世纪后,字面的雷电消退了,但被突如其来的冲击定住的意象完好保留下来——astonishment 就是内心被雷击的那种震惊。
常用搭配
- 1.to my astonishment令我惊讶的是
- 2.great astonishment极大的惊讶
- 3.in astonishment惊愕地
- 4.look of astonishment惊讶的神情
例句
- 1.
To my astonishment, she had finished the whole project overnight.
令我惊讶的是,她一夜之间就完成了整个项目。
- 2.
He stared at the bill in open astonishment.
他毫不掩饰地惊愕地盯着那张账单。
- 3.
There were gasps of astonishment when the winner was announced.
宣布获胜者时,人群中响起一片惊讶的吸气声。