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Surprising Meaning in English

word · lemma: surprise

/səˈpɹaɪzɪŋ/
sur-PRY-zing
/səpɹˈaɪzɪŋ/
sur-PRY-zing

释义

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.

用法与细微差别

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.

例句

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.

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