amazed

amazed — adjective

1. feeling so much surprise that you can hardly believe what you have just seen, he

1.形容詞B1
釋義

feeling so much surprise that you can hardly believe what you have just seen, heard, or learned, especially because it seems too unusual or impressive to be real.

例句

Kalani was amazed at how quickly her grandmother learned to send voice messages.

be amazed at + noun phrase / wh-clause

The children stood with open mouths, amazed by the size of the blue whale skeleton.

be amazed by + noun, describing visible reaction

同義詞
  • astonished

    very close in meaning, slightly more formal and often suggests stronger shock

  • astounded

    stronger than amazed; suggests the person can hardly speak or react

  • stunned

    suggests the surprise is so strong it leaves you speechless or motionless

  • speechless

    focuses on the inability to respond rather than the feeling itself

反義詞
  • unsurprised

    suggests the event was expected

  • indifferent

    suggests no emotional reaction at all, not even mild interest

文法句型

be amazed at + noun

be amazed by + noun

be amazed that + clause

be amazed to + infinitive

用法筆記

Almost always used with be, look, seem, or feel — describes the experiencer's state, not the cause. For the thing causing the feeling, use 'amazing' instead. Frequently followed by at, by, that, or to-infinitive.

常見錯誤

❌The view was amazed.
✅The view was amazing.
💡use 'amazing' for the cause; 'amazed' is for the person who feels the surprise.
❌I am amazed for his English.
✅I am amazed at his English.
💡use 'at' or 'by' before the thing that surprises you, not 'for'.
❌She was amazed about meet the singer.
✅She was amazed to meet the singer.
💡use a to-infinitive, not 'about + -ing', after 'amazed' for an event that caused the feeling.