Word · Frequency #19007
unsurprisingly
不出所料；不出奇；意料之中
as expected; not surprisingly
- 1.
Not surprisingly, as could be expected.
不出所料地。
不出所料地。；不出所料的；不出奇的；意料中的
In use
Unsurprisingly, the restaurant was crowded on Friday night.
She was unsurprisingly chosen for the team because of her experience.
The movie was unsurprisingly popular with children.
Unsurprisingly, + [clause]
用在句首作评注性状语，表示说话人认为结果在意料之中。
Unsurprisingly, the new policy was met with mixed reactions.
不出所料，这项新政策遭到了不同的反应。
be + unsurprisingly + [adjective]
修饰形容词，强调该性质符合预期。
The book was unsurprisingly popular among young readers.
这本书在年轻读者中不出所料地受欢迎。
Unsurprisingly for + [noun], + [clause]
意为“考虑到某事物，这并不奇怪”，用于给出合乎常理的理由。
Unsurprisingly for a small town, there is little nightlife.
对于一个小镇来说，不出所料，夜生活很少。
Common mistakes
It is unsurprisingly that he was late.It is unsurprising that he was late.
be 动词后用形容词作表语，不用副词。这里 it 是形式主语，真正主语是 that 从句，表语应为 unsurprising（意为“不令人意外的”），而 unsurprisingly 是副词，不能作 be 的表语。
She was unsurprisingly by the news.She was unsurprised by the news.
表示“某人并不感到意外”时，应该用形容词 unsurprised 作 be 的表语；unsurprisingly 是副词，不能跟在 be 动词后修饰主语，也不接 by 短语。
He passed the exam unsurprisingly.Unsurprisingly, he passed the exam.
unsurprisingly 是评注性状语（sentence adverb），应放在句首并用逗号隔开，用来修饰整个句子；放在动词后会被误读为方式副词，不符合英语习惯。
Connections
Collocations
- perhaps unsurprisingly
- 也许不足为奇地；可能在意料之中
- Perhaps unsurprisingly, the cheaper tickets sold out first.也许不足为奇的是，便宜票先卖光了。
- unsurprisingly enough
- 果然；不出所料
- Unsurprisingly enough, the home team won the match.果然不出所料，主队赢了比赛。
- unsurprisingly to no one
- 毫不意外地；正如人人所料
- Unsurprisingly to no one, the meeting ran over time.毫不意外，会议又超时了。
- entirely unsurprisingly
- 完全不出所料地；毫不出奇地
- Entirely unsurprisingly, the proposal was rejected.完全不出所料，提案被否决了。
- unsurprisingly popular
- 意料之中地受欢迎
- The app is unsurprisingly popular among teenagers.这款应用在青少年中意料之中地受欢迎。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
un-表示“不”，surprisingly是“惊讶地”，合起来“不惊讶地”即“不出所料”。想象你早就知道结果，平静地说“果然如此”。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常交流、新闻报道、评论文章 该词为中性副词，正式与非正式场合均较常见；通常用来引出符合预期的结果，在口语和书面语中都可自然使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
surprisingly 与 unsurprisingly 押韵（重读元音 /aɪ/ 及之后 /zɪŋli/ 相同）。其余 -ingly 结尾的单词只是拼写相似，重读元音不同（如 /iː/、/ɪ/、/ɑːr/、/ɔɪ/），不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.