"consternation" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 驚愕
• 驚恐

Definition

一種強烈的驚訝、恐懼或困惑的感覺，通常是因為發生了意外或令人擔憂的事情。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

'Consternation' 是正式詞語，常見於書面或正式場合。僅用於負面驚訝，不用於正面驚喜。常用於如“露出驚愕的表情”等表達中。

Examples

The teacher's sudden announcement filled the class with consternation.

老師突然的宣佈讓全班充滿了**驚愕**。

He stared in consternation at the broken window.

他帶著**驚愕**盯著破碎的窗戶。

News of the accident caused widespread consternation.

事故的消息引起了廣泛的**驚愕**。

To my consternation, my phone had completely disappeared.

令我**驚愕**的是，我的手機完全不見了。

She watched in consternation as the documents blew out the window.

她**驚愕**地看著文件被風吹出了窗外。

Much to everyone's consternation, the power went out right before the big game.

讓大家都**驚愕**的是，比賽開始前突然停電了。