Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #3366
Fully loadedunexpected
意外的；出乎意料的
核心释义
not expected or anticipated
- 1.
未预料的,未预见的；意外的
Not expected, anticipated or foreseen.
- 2.
未预料到的；出乎意料的
not expected or anticipated
未预料的,未预见的；意外的；未预料到的；出乎意料的；料想不到的；突然的；意外的；[法] 不能预料的
用法In use
The sudden rain was completely unexpected, so we had to take shelter under a tree.
用法提示：这里用形容词unexpected说明下雨这件事是事先没有预料到的。
She received an unexpected gift from her old friend on her birthday.
用法提示：unexpected用来修饰gift，表示这份礼物是突然到来、没有预料到的。
His unexpected arrival at the meeting surprised everyone in the room.
用法提示：unexpected作定语修饰arrival，强调到来这件事不在大家的预期之中。
unexpected guests
unexpected news
unexpected + noun
unexpected 作前置定语修饰名词。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- unexpected surprise
- 意外的惊喜
- The party was an unexpected surprise for her birthday.这个派对是她生日的一个意外惊喜。
- unexpected turn
- 意外的转折
- The story took an unexpected turn at the end.故事在结尾发生了意外的转折。
- unexpected guest
- 不速之客
- We had an unexpected guest arrive for dinner.有位不速之客来吃晚饭。
- unexpected result
- 出乎意料的结果
- The experiment produced an unexpected result.实验产生了出乎意料的结果。
- unexpected expense
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想：前缀un-表示“不”，expected是“期待”，合起来就是“不期待的”，即“意外的”。
语境与语域Context & Register
常见场景：日常对话、新闻报道、书面描述 通常用于描述事情出乎意料，语气中性，比较常见于日常和书面语中。
语法说明Grammar Note
unexpected 常与 to 或 for 连用表示‘对某人来说出乎意料’。注意，unexpected 本身不是动词，没有被动语态。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Only 'expected' (/ɪkˈspɛktɪd/) truly rhymes with 'unexpected' (/ʌnɪkˈspɛktɪd/). Words like 'respect', 'inspect', 'suspect', 'prospect', and 'aspect' share the spelling '-spect' but differ in stress or ending, so they do not rhyme.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
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