astonishment

B2 CET-4 大学 FREQ #35658 ★☆☆☆☆

n. 惊异, 惊愕, 使人惊异的事物

发音

UK /əˈstɒnɪʃmənt/
US /əˈstɑːnɪʃmənt/

词形变化

astonishments 复数 astonishments

别名

stonishment

教材释义与例句

名词

惊讶；令人惊讶的事物

释义与例句

n. B2
  1. 1.

    The feeling or experience of being astonished; great surprise.

    惊愕

    惊异

    可数 不可数

    The class looked on in astonishment as their teacher proceeded to tear the pages out of the textbook.

    1630, John Milton, “On Shakespear” in Poems of Mr. John Milton, London: Ruth Raworth, 1645 p. 27, Thou in our wonder and astonishment Hast built thy self a live-long Monument.

  2. 2.

    Something very surprising.

    可数 不可数
  3. 3.

    Loss of physical sensation; inability to move a part of the body.

    可数 废旧 不可数
  4. 4.

    Loss of mental faculties, inability to think or use one's senses.

    可数 废旧 不可数
  5. 5.

    Loss of composure or presence of mind.

    可数 废旧 不可数

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

amazement

上位词 1

feeling

下位词 5

wonder surprise admiration stupefaction wonderment

相关短语

principle of least astonishment

词源

From astonish + -ment.

来源：wiktionary