astonish

英 [?'st?n??] 美[?'stɑn??]
  • vt. 使驚訝

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詞態(tài)變化


第三人稱單數(shù):?astonishes;過(guò)去式:?astonished;過(guò)去分詞:?astonished;現(xiàn)在分詞:?astonishing;

助記提示


1. ex- => es- => as- "out" + ton- "thunder" + -ish.
2. 這里的 as- "out" 取引申義,表示:離開(kāi)、脫離正常的狀態(tài)或情緒或表情。
3. 字面含義:thunder sb out. => leave someone thunderstruck.
4. 或者:out: 出去、離開(kāi)、遠(yuǎn)離。=> 不管。=> 聽(tīng)任、讓、使…處于(某種狀態(tài))(leave)。

中文詞源


astonish 吃驚的

as來(lái)自前綴ex- 變體,此處表強(qiáng)調(diào)。詞根ton, 雷,擬聲詞,同thunder. 指如被雷擊。

英文詞源


astonish (v.)
c. 1300, astonien, from Old French estoner "to stun, daze, deafen, astound," from Vulgar Latin *extonare, from Latin ex- "out" + tonare "to thunder" (see thunder); so, literally "to leave someone thunderstruck." The modern form (influenced by English verbs in -ish, such as distinguish, diminish) is attested from c. 1530.
No wonder is thogh that she were astoned [Chaucer, "Clerk's Tale"]
Related: Astonished; astonishing; astonishingly.

雙語(yǔ)例句


1. A matter of repeated occurrence like this will not astonish people.
這樣司空見(jiàn)慣的事,不會(huì)使人吃驚.

來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》

2. My news will astonish you.
我的消息會(huì)讓你感到十分驚訝的。

來(lái)自辭典例句

3. He purposed to both charm and astonish me by his appearance.
他是想以他的外貌讓我著迷,使我吃驚.

來(lái)自辭典例句

4. That'll astonish Timothy's weak nerves.
以悌摩西那樣衰弱的神經(jīng),這件事準(zhǔn)會(huì)嚇壞他.

來(lái)自辭典例句

5. The magician's next trick will astonish you.
魔術(shù)師的下一個(gè)技巧將使你們大為驚訝.

來(lái)自辭典例句