什么是 astonished?
astonished 是形容词,表示“感到惊讶的”或“大吃一惊的”,通常用来描述人对某事感到非常意外或震惊的情绪状态。
它源自动词 astonish(使惊讶),属于“情感类”过去分词形容词,常用于被动语态结构中。
基本用法
astonished 通常作表语,不能直接修饰名词(不像 amazing 可作定语)。常见结构为:
be astonished at/by + 名词/代词/动名词be astonished to do somethingbe astonished that + 从句
常见搭配与例句
1. be astonished at/by...
I was astonished at the news.
She was astonished by his sudden appearance.
2. be astonished to do...
We were astonished to hear she had won the competition.
He was astonished to find the door unlocked.
3. be astonished that...
They were astonished that no one had noticed the mistake.
I’m astonished that he agreed so quickly.
注意事项
astonished描述的是“人的感受”,而astonishing描述的是“令人惊讶的事物”。例如:- The result was astonishing.(结果令人惊讶。)
- We were astonished by the result.(我们对结果感到惊讶。)
- 不要将
astonished用作定语,如 ❌ “an astonished look” 虽在口语中偶见,但更地道的说法是 “a look of astonishment” 或使用其他表达。
同义表达
根据语境,astonished 可替换为以下词语:
- surprised(较轻)
- shocked(更强烈,常含负面)
- amazed(常含正面赞叹)
- stunned(震惊到说不出话)