1. in a way that causes great surprise or amazement
令人驚訝地,使人驚奇地
She was astonishingly calm during the crisis.
她在危機期間表現得驚人地冷靜。
The team performed astonishingly well, given their lack of experience.
考慮到他們缺乏經驗,這支隊伍的表現好得驚人。
「astonishingly」是一個強調驚訝程度的副詞,用於修飾形容詞或動詞,表示某事令人極度驚訝或出乎意料。
極度驚訝地
EN: in a way that causes great surprise or amazement
翻譯: 以一種令人極度驚訝或驚奇的方式
出乎意料地
EN: in a way that is very unexpected
翻譯: 以一種非常出乎意料的方式
驚人地(強調程度)
EN: used to emphasize how extreme something is, often surprisingly so
翻譯: 用於強調某事物極端的程度,通常令人驚訝
小提醒:注意「astonishingly」與「surprisingly」的細微差別。「astonishingly」的驚訝程度更強,接近「令人震驚地」,常用於修飾極端或非凡的情況,例如「astonishingly beautiful」(美得驚人)。
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1. in a way that causes great surprise or amazement
令人驚訝地,使人驚奇地
She was astonishingly calm during the crisis.
她在危機期間表現得驚人地冷靜。
The team performed astonishingly well, given their lack of experience.
考慮到他們缺乏經驗,這支隊伍的表現好得驚人。
2. used to emphasize the extreme degree of something
(用於強調程度)極其,非常
The food was astonishingly expensive.
那食物貴得驚人。
He is astonishingly talented at playing multiple instruments.
他演奏多種樂器的天賦高得驚人。
3. in a way that is difficult to believe or understand
難以置信地,不可思議地
Astonishingly, no one was injured in the major accident.
令人難以置信的是,在這場重大事故中竟無人受傷。
The two stories matched astonishingly, even though they were told separately.
這兩個分開講述的故事竟然驚人地吻合。
| Pattern | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| astonishingly + adjective | 令人驚訝地(修飾形容詞) | The task was astonishingly simple. (這項任務簡單得令人驚訝。) |
| astonishingly + adverb | 令人驚訝地(修飾副詞) | He recovered astonishingly quickly. (他恢復得驚人地快。) |
| astonishingly, + clause | 令人驚訝的是,... | Astonishingly, no one was hurt in the accident. (令人驚訝的是,事故中無人受傷。) |
| verb + astonishingly | ...得令人驚訝(修飾動詞) | The team performed astonishingly well. (這支隊伍表現得驚人地好。) |
astonishingly + [形容詞] + [名詞]。[動詞] + astonishingly + [副詞] 或 astonishingly + [副詞] + [動詞]。astonishingly 後面緊接的詞性,這決定了它修飾的是「事物特質」還是「動作方式」。
EN: She gave an astonishingly accurate prediction of the market trend.
翻譯: 她對市場趨勢做出了驚人準確的預測。EN:The team worked astonishingly quickly to finish the project ahead of schedule.
翻譯:該團隊以驚人的速度工作,提前完成了專案。
一般情況下,astonishingly 最常見且自然的用法是直接置於形容詞前,用以強調程度。
astonishingly vs amazingly
astonishingly 強調因極度意外或難以理解而令人震驚;amazingly 則側重於因極度出色或非凡而令人讚嘆。
astonishingly vs surprisingly
astonishingly 表達的驚訝程度遠高於 surprisingly,帶有強烈的震撼或衝擊感。
astonishingly vs incredibly
astonishingly 強調事件本身令人震驚的特質;incredibly 作為程度副詞更為通用,強調『非常』的程度。
用於引述或轉述他人令人驚訝的言論或事實,常與引述動詞連用。 EN: He said he finished the marathon astonishingly fast. 翻譯: 他說他跑完馬拉松的速度快得驚人。
EN:She told me the price was astonishingly low.
翻譯:她告訴我那個價格低得令人咋舌。
在對話中置於形容詞或副詞前,以極度強化後續描述的程度,表達強烈的驚嘆。 EN: The view from the top is astonishingly beautiful. 翻譯: 從頂端看下去的景色美得令人屏息。
EN:He's astonishingly good at remembering names.
翻譯:他記名字的能力好到嚇人。
在即時對話中稍作停頓後使用,為接下來的驚人陳述做鋪墊,吸引聽者注意。 EN: ...and then, astonishingly, she just stood up and left. 翻譯: ...然後,令人震驚的是,她就這麼站起來走了。
EN:The test results were, astonishingly, all perfect.
翻譯:測驗結果,驚人的是,全部滿分。
正式寫作注意:在學術或正式商業文件中,應避免使用「astonishingly」作為填充或純語氣強化詞,以免顯得主觀或誇張。建議改用「remarkably」、「exceptionally」或「notably」等較中性的副詞,或直接以數據、事實陳述。
astonishingly + adjective
astonishingly + [adjective]
用於形容詞前,強調其程度令人驚訝
astonishingly + adverb
astonishingly + [adverb]
用於副詞前,強調動作或狀態的程度令人驚訝
astonishingly close
astonishingly close (to)
驚人地接近
astonishingly easy
astonishingly easy (to)
驚人地容易
astonishingly high
astonishingly high
驚人地高
astonishingly low
astonishingly low
驚人地低
astonishingly similar
astonishingly similar (to)
驚人地相似
astonishingly well
astonishingly well
表現得驚人地好
×The results were astonishingly.
✓The results were astonishing.
在 be 動詞後應使用形容詞 'astonishing' 來描述主詞的狀態,而非副詞 'astonishingly'。副詞用來修飾動詞、形容詞或其他副詞。
×He astonishingly solved the complex problem quickly.
✓He solved the complex problem astonishingly quickly.
副詞 'astonishingly' 通常用來修飾其後的形容詞或副詞(如 quickly),應置於被修飾詞之前,而非句首或動詞前。此處它修飾的是副詞 'quickly'。
×I was astonishingly by the news.
✓I was astonished by the news.
表達主詞(人)的感受或狀態時,應使用過去分詞 'astonished'(感到驚訝的)。'Astonishingly' 是副詞,用來描述動作或狀態的程度,不能直接用來描述人的感受。
×The food was very astonishingly delicious.
✓The food was astonishingly delicious.
'Astonishingly' 本身已帶有極端或強調的意味(令人驚訝地),通常不需要再與 'very' 這類程度副詞連用,否則會顯得多餘。
×She astonishingly goes to the gym.
✓She frequently goes to the gym.
'Astonishingly' 表示某事令人驚訝或程度極高,不用來描述動作的頻率。描述頻率應使用如 'frequently', 'often', 'usually' 等副詞。