amaze

amaze — 動詞

1. to make a person feel a strong sense of surprise and wonder, usually because wha

1.動詞及物B2
釋義

使驚嘆；驚奇

讓人因不可思議而感到極度驚訝

to make a person feel a strong sense of surprise and wonder, usually because what has happened seems hard to believe or beyond what they thought possible.

例句

Mei's grandmother still amazes the whole family by remembering every birthday without a calendar.

Mei 的奶奶不用看月曆就能記得家裡每個人的生日，到現在還是讓全家人驚嘆不已。

amaze + somebody + by + -ing

It amazes me that Diego learned to play the violin in just six months.

Diego 只花六個月就學會拉小提琴，這真的讓我很驚奇。

it amazes + somebody + that-clause

同義詞
  • astonish

    very close in meaning; slightly more formal and often used about facts that are hard to believe

  • astound

    stronger than 'amaze'; suggests the surprise is so big the person is briefly speechless

  • stun

    stronger and more sudden; the person is shocked into stillness, sometimes negatively

  • wow

    informal and lighter; usually about entertainment or impressive performances

反義詞
  • bore

    the opposite reaction: makes someone lose interest rather than feel wonder

文法句型

amaze + somebody

it amazes somebody + that-clause

it amazes somebody + wh-clause

amaze somebody + to-infinitive

用法筆記

Almost always transitive: there must be a person being surprised, named or implied. Frequently appears in the dummy-it frame 'It amazes me/him/her that…' or 'It never fails to amaze somebody how/why/when…' — both used to comment on something the speaker finds remarkable.

常見錯誤

❌I amazed when I saw the view.
✅I was amazed when I saw the view.
💡the person who feels the surprise is the object, not the subject; use the passive 'be amazed' for the feeler.
❌The result amazed to everyone.
✅The result amazed everyone.
💡'amaze' is followed directly by a person, with no preposition.