Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #5995
unexpectedly
意外地；出乎意料地
核心释义
In a way that was not expected; in an unexpected manner.
- 1.
出乎意料地。
In an unexpected manner.
- 2.
意外地
in a way that was not expected
- 3.
未事先计划地
without advance planning
没有事先计划地；出乎意料地。；意外地；未事先计划地；想不到的
用法In use
The weather changed unexpectedly, so we decided to stay home.
用法提示：unexpectedly 为副词，修饰动词 changed，表示天气变化出乎意料。
She unexpectedly ran into an old friend at the airport.
用法提示：unexpectedly 为副词，修饰动词短语 ran into，表示相遇是意外的。
The test was unexpectedly easy, so I finished quickly.
用法提示：unexpectedly 为副词，修饰形容词 easy，表示考试难度出乎意料。
unexpectedly + adj/adv
用于修饰形容词或副词，表示程度出乎意料。
The test was unexpectedly difficult.
这次考试出乎意料地难。
verb + unexpectedly
用于修饰动词，表示动作发生出乎意料。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- unexpectedly appear
- 意外出现
- She unexpectedly appeared at the party last night.她昨晚意外地出现在派对上。
- unexpectedly high
- 出乎意料地高
- The price of oil rose unexpectedly high this quarter.本季度油价出乎意料地高。
- unexpectedly happen
- 意外发生
- The accident happened unexpectedly, despite all precautions.尽管采取了所有预防措施，事故还是意外发生了。
- quite unexpectedly
- 相当意外地
- Quite unexpectedly, he decided to resign from his post.相当意外地，他决定辞去职务。
- unexpectedly die
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
不 + 预期 + 地 = 不预期地 = 意外地
语境与语域Context & Register
register: neutral; typical settings: general narration, descriptions of events, or expressing surprise; note_zh: 通常用于描述出乎意料的情况，适用于正式与非正式场合。
语法说明Grammar Note
常用于修饰动词或整个从句，表示事情发生的方式出乎意料。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the -ly suffix. 'expectedly', 'undoubtedly', and 'excitedly' rhyme with the target in the [-tɪdli] ending. 'suddenly' and 'unbelievably' end with [-ənli] and [-əbli] respectively, so they sound different despite the similar '-ly' spelling.
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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