形容事物令人極度驚訝或難以置信。
極度驚人
EN: causing great surprise or amazement
翻譯: 引起極大的驚訝或驚奇
令人震驚
EN: shocking or staggering
翻譯: 令人震驚或愕然
非凡出眾
EN: remarkably impressive or extraordinary
翻譯: 異常出色或非凡
小提醒：注意 'astounding' 強調的驚訝程度非常高，比 'surprising' 或 'amazing' 更強烈，通常用於形容正面或負面都極具衝擊性的事物。
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Real-life Examples of "Astounding" from YouTube Videos
Bjorn Lomborg: Global priorities bigger than climate change
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“Basically, the model showed that if we could get free trade and especially cut subsidies in the US and Europe, we could basically enliven the global economy to an astounding number of about 2,400 billion dollars a year, half of which would accrue to the Third World.”
1. causing great surprise or amazement; astonishing
令人極度驚訝或驚奇的；驚人的
The magician performed an astounding trick that left the entire audience speechless.
魔術師表演了一個令人驚嘆的戲法，讓全場觀眾都說不出話來。
She made an astounding recovery after the serious accident.
在那場嚴重事故後，她恢復得驚人地好。
2. so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm
令人印象深刻到震驚或不知所措的
The sheer scale of the ancient ruins was astounding.
這座古代遺址的龐大規模令人震撼。
He has an astounding ability to remember minute details from years ago.
他擁有驚人的能力，能記住多年前的微小細節。
3. extremely good or impressive
極好或極其出色的
The young pianist gave an astounding performance at the competition.
那位年輕的鋼琴家在比賽中表現得極為出色。
The company reported astounding profits for the last quarter.
該公司報告上一季的利潤驚人地高。
| Pattern | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| astounding + noun | 令人驚嘆的 + 名詞 | The team made an astounding discovery. (團隊做出了令人驚嘆的發現。) |
| find + something + astounding | 覺得某事物令人驚嘆 | I find his knowledge of history astounding. (我發現他對歷史的知識令人驚嘆。) |
| It is astounding + that-clause | ...是令人驚嘆的 | It is astounding that she finished the project in one day. (她一天內完成了專案，真是令人驚嘆。) |
| absolutely/totally/completely + astounding | 絕對/完全令人驚嘆 | The view from the top was absolutely astounding. (從山頂看到的景色絕對令人驚嘆。) |
EN:It was astounding to watch the magician escape in seconds.
翻譯:看著魔術師在幾秒內逃脫，真是令人震驚。
EN:His progress in learning the language is astounding.
翻譯:他在語言學習上的進步速度驚人。
EN:It is astounding to see how quickly he has learned the language.
翻譯:看到他這麼快就學會了這門語言，真是令人吃驚。
一般描述令人驚嘆的性質或事實時，兩者皆可，但強調「親眼所見」或「當下感受」的震驚時，更適合使用 astounding to do 的結構。
astounding vs amazing
「astounding」強調因極度驚人或難以置信而令人震驚；「amazing」則更通用，指令人讚嘆或印象深刻的事物。
astounding vs astonishing
「astounding」與「astonishing」常可互換，均指極度令人驚訝。細微差別在於「astonishing」可能更側重『出乎意料』。
astounding vs stunning
「astounding」側重於認知上的震驚與難以置信；「stunning」則更常形容視覺上的極度美麗或衝擊，也可指令人震驚的消息。
用於引述或轉述他人令人驚訝的言論或發現，常與引述動詞連用。 EN: And then he said the results were absolutely astounding. 翻譯: 然後他說結果簡直令人震驚。
EN:She told me the view from the top was astounding.
翻譯:她告訴我從山頂看下去的景色令人嘆為觀止。
在口語中，常與程度副詞或感嘆詞連用，以加強驚訝或讚嘆的語氣。 EN: Wow, that's just astounding! I can't believe it. 翻譯: 哇，這真是太驚人了！我簡直不敢相信。
EN:The level of detail in her work is truly astounding.
翻譯:她作品中的細節程度真是驚人。
在組織思緒或尋找合適詞彙時，用作短暫的停頓填充，以強調即將描述的非凡事物。 EN: The performance was... astounding, really beyond words. 翻譯: 那場表演真是…驚為天人，真的無法用言語形容。
EN:We saw something in the forest that was just... astounding.
翻譯:我們在森林裡看到的東西真是…令人震驚。
正式寫作注意：在學術或正式商業寫作中，建議使用更中性的同義詞，如 "remarkable"、"extraordinary" 或 "striking"，以保持客觀嚴謹的語氣。
achieve astounding results
verb + astounding + noun
取得驚人的成果
at an astounding speed
preposition + astounding + noun
以驚人的速度
astounding beauty
astounding + noun
驚人的美麗
make an astounding find
verb + an astounding + noun
有驚人的發現
astounding success
astounding + noun
驚人的成功
the astounding truth
the + astounding + noun
驚人的真相
to an astounding degree
preposition + an astounding + noun
達到驚人的程度
an astounding amount of
an astounding + noun + of
驚人的數量
×The news was very astounding.
✓The news was astounding.
「astounding」本身已表示程度極高，意為「令人極度震驚的」，通常不與「very」這類程度副詞連用。
×I felt astounding when I heard the result.
✓I was astounded when I heard the result.
「astounding」是形容事物令人震驚的（令人感到…的），主詞通常是事物。描述人的感受時，應使用過去分詞「astounded」作為形容詞（感到…的）。
×It's an astounding news.
✓It's astounding news. / It's an astounding piece of news.
「news」是不可數名詞，前面不能直接加不定冠詞「an」。可以單獨使用，或使用「a piece of news」等量詞結構。
×His improvement is more astounding than hers.
✓His improvement is more astounding than hers. (可接受，但較少見) / His improvement is even more astounding than hers.
「astounding」本身已表達極高程度，比較級「more astounding」雖文法正確，但在自然語境中較少使用。通常會用「even more astounding」來加強比較語氣，或改用「more remarkable」等詞。
×The technology growth is astounding fast.
✓The technology growth is astoundingly fast.
「astounding」是形容詞，用來修飾名詞。若要修飾形容詞「fast」，必須使用副詞形式「astoundingly」。