Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #13832
consternation
惊愕；惊恐；惊慌失措
核心释义
A feeling of great shock, fear, or dismay that makes one unable to think clearly.
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惊愕或恐惧,使人困惑并无法思考；惊恐与惊愕交织；惊惶。
Amazement or horror that confounds the faculties, and incapacitates for reflection; terror, combined with amazement; dismay.
惊愕或恐惧,使人困惑并无法思考；惊恐与惊愕交织；惊惶。；惊愕；恐怖；惊惶失措
用法In use
The sudden announcement of the layoffs caused consternation among employees.
用法提示：本句中consternation用作名词，指员工因裁员消息感到的惊恐和不安。
To her consternation, she realized she had left her passport at home.
用法提示：本句中consternation用作名词，描述因发现忘带护照而产生的惊恐情绪。
The unexpected power outage threw the entire office into consternation.
用法提示：本句中consternation用作名词，指停电引起的集体恐慌。
in consternation
表示状态或方式
He stared in consternation at the mess.
他惊愕地盯着那一片狼藉。
with consternation
表示伴随情感
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- cause consternation
- 引起惊慌
- The sudden announcement caused widespread consternation.突然的公告引起了广泛的惊慌。
- express consternation
- 表示惊愕
- Many expressed consternation at the decision.许多人对这个决定表示惊愕。
- with consternation
- 惊慌地
- He read the news with consternation.他惊慌地读着新闻。
- to one's consternation
- 使某人惊慌的是
- To his consternation, the door was locked.使他惊慌的是，门锁上了。
- great consternation
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想记忆：词中藏着stern（严厉的），见到严厉脸色吓得惊愕失措——consternation 惊惶。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal prose、news reporting、literary narrative consternation 是比较正式的书面词，通常表示震惊、惊恐或惊慌失措的情绪，多用于新闻报道和文学作品中；日常口语里较少见，口语中更常说 shock 或 dismay。
语法说明Grammar Note
不可数名词，常与介词 in 或 with 连用。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words rhyme with consternation because they share the stressed sound /eɪʃən/ and the -ation spelling. Beware lookalikes such as constitution /ˌkɒnstɪˈtjuːʃən/, which begins similarly but has a different final sound; also note that the ‘ster’ in consternation is unstressed /stə/, not /stɜːrn/.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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