Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #5995
unexpectedly
意外地；出乎意料地
In a way that was not expected; in an unexpected manner.
- 1.
In an unexpected manner.
出乎意料地。
- 2.
in a way that was not expected
意外地
- 3.
without advance planning
未事先计划地
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
In use
The weather changed unexpectedly, so we decided to stay home.
She unexpectedly ran into an old friend at the airport.
The test was unexpectedly easy, so I finished quickly.
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。
The weather changed unexpectedly.
天气出乎意料地变了。
Unexpectedly, clause
放在句首，修饰整个句子，表示出乎意料的结果。
Unexpectedly, she agreed to help.
Connections
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
- 意外死亡
- The famous actor died unexpectedly of a heart attack.那位著名演员因心脏病突发意外死亡。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
不 + 预期 + 地 = 不预期地 = 意外地
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。
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。
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.
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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