Surprising Meaning in English

word · lemma: surprise

US

/səˈpɹaɪzɪŋ/

sur-PRY-zing

UK

/səpɹˈaɪzɪŋ/

sur-PRY-zing

التعريف

Something surprising makes you feel surprise because you did not expect it. It can be used for events, news, results, or facts that are unusual or unexpected.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Common and neutral in everyday English. Often followed by nouns like 'news', 'result', 'fact', or 'amount'. 'Surprised' describes how a person feels; 'surprising' describes the thing that causes that feeling.

• Spanish: sorprendente - inesperado
• Portuguese (BR): surpreendente - inesperado
• Portuguese (PT): surpreendente - inesperado
• Chinese (Simplified): 令人惊讶的 - 出人意料的
• Chinese (Traditional): 令人驚訝的 - 出人意料的
• Hindi: चौंकाने वाला - अप्रत्याशित
• Arabic: مفاجئ - غير متوقع
• Bengali: আশ্চর্যজনক - অবাক করা
• Russian: удивительный - неожиданный
• Japanese: 驚くべき - 意外な
• Vietnamese: đáng ngạc nhiên - bất ngờ
• Korean: 놀라운
• Turkish: şaşırtıcı
• Urdu: حیران کن - چونکانے والا
• Indonesian: mengejutkan

جمل نموذجية

The test result was surprising.

basic

It is surprising to see snow in April.

basic

She gave a surprising answer.

basic

What’s really surprising is how calm he stayed the whole time.

natural

It’s surprising how quickly kids pick up a new language.

natural

Honestly, after that long silence, your message was pretty surprising.

natural