Word · Frequency #5994
astonishing
令人惊讶的；惊人的
causing great surprise or wonder
- 1.
Causing astonishment.
引起惊讶的
- 2.
surprising greatly
极其令人惊讶
- 3.
so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm
令人震惊或压倒性的惊人
令人震惊的；令人瞠目结舌的；引起惊讶的；极其令人惊讶；令人震惊或压倒性的惊人；令人惊讶的
In use
The view from the mountain top was astonishing.
It's astonishing how quickly she finished the marathon.
The team made an astonishing comeback in the final minutes.
the dog was capable of astonishing tricks
such an enormous response was astonishing
astonishing + noun
通常用于强调名词的特征，表示令人惊讶的程度。
The team's performance was an astonishing achievement.
该团队的表现是一项惊人的成就。
be astonishing
用作表语，描述主语的性质。
The speed of the changes is astonishing.
Connections
Collocations
- absolutely astonishing
- 绝对令人震惊的
- The view from the top was absolutely astonishing.从山顶看到的景色绝对令人震惊。
- truly astonishing
- 真正令人惊讶的
- Her performance was truly astonishing.她的表演真正令人惊讶。
- quite astonishing
- 相当惊人的
- It's quite astonishing that he finished the race in first place.他获得第一名，这相当惊人。
- astonishing speed
- 惊人的速度
- The car accelerated with astonishing speed.这辆车以惊人的速度加速。
- astonishing result
- 惊人的结果
- The experiment produced an astonishing result.实验产生了惊人的结果。
- astonishing news
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一块石头（stone）发出‘咦’（ish）的惊叹声，令人astonishing。
Context & Register
通常用于强调某事物令人难以置信的惊讶程度。在正式写作和口语中均常见，没有严格的语域限制，但多用于描写出乎意料的重大事件或成就。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Only 'demolishing' (stressed vowel /ɒ/) truly rhymes with 'astonishing' (/əˈstɒnɪʃɪŋ/). The other words share the -ishing spelling but have different stressed vowels: finishing /ɪ/, punishing /ʌ/, vanishing /æ/, tarnishing /ɑː/, embellishing /e/.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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