unexpectedness

unexpectedness — noun

1. the quality of being surprising or unusual because you did not plan for it or th

1.名詞B2
釋義

the quality of being surprising or unusual because you did not plan for it or think it would happen

例句

Christopher was struck by the unexpectedness of the ending — no audience member had predicted it.

the unexpectedness of + noun phrase (the ending)

The unexpectedness of the spring snowstorm forced many schools in Talia's district to close early.

collocation: the unexpectedness of [an event]

同義詞
  • surprise

    more common in everyday language; can refer to the feeling itself rather than a quality

  • unpredictability

    focuses on the inability to foresee something, not necessarily on its surprising effect

反義詞

文法句型

the unexpectedness of [something]

用法筆記

An uncountable noun that is most common in written descriptions and commentaries. It almost always appears with the definite article 'the' and is followed by 'of' + a noun phrase naming the surprising thing or event.

常見錯誤

❌The unexpectednesses of travel make it exciting.
✅The unexpectedness of travel makes it exciting.
💡'unexpectedness' is uncountable and has no plural form.
❌I love the unexpectedness when I travel.
✅I love the unexpectedness of travel.
💡'unexpectedness' typically requires 'of' + a noun phrase to specify what is surprising.