stunning

stunning — 形容詞

1. describes a person or thing that is so beautiful or attractive that the sight of

1.形容詞B1
釋義

驚豔的

因美麗而令人驚嘆

describes a person or thing that is so beautiful or attractive that the sight of it almost has the power to surprise or shock you — for example, a dress that makes everyone stop and stare, or a view that takes your breath away.

例句

Paloma wore a stunning red dress to the wedding that turned everyone's head.

Paloma 穿著一件驚豔的紅色禮服參加婚禮，讓所有人都轉頭看她。

stunning + noun (attributive: stunning red dress)

The view from the mountaintop was absolutely stunning, with golden light spreading across the valley.

山頂的景色絕對令人驚豔，金色的陽光灑滿整個山谷。

be + stunning after a linking verb

同義詞
  • gorgeous

    warmer, more informal — suggests rich, vibrant beauty often with colour or decoration

  • striking

    focuses on being unusual enough to grab attention, not necessarily traditionally beautiful

  • breathtaking

    emphasises the emotional reaction, as though the beauty leaves you breathless

反義詞
  • ugly

    plain opposite of beautiful

  • plain

    unremarkable in appearance, lacking the striking quality

文法句型

stunning + noun

be + stunning

用法筆記

Commonly used with intensifying adverbs such as absolutely, truly, and simply. The emphasis is on the surprising degree of beauty — a person described as stunning is not just pretty but strikingly attractive.

常見錯誤

❌She is stunning for a girl her age.
✅She is stunning.
💡Stunning is an absolute adjective; adding a qualifier like 'for a…' weakens the meaning and sounds unnatural.

2. so good, unusual, or unexpected that it surprises you in a powerful way — for ex

2.形容詞B1
釋義

驚人的

出乎意料而令人震撼

so good, unusual, or unexpected that it surprises you in a powerful way — for example, a sports result that no one predicted, a discovery that changes what people thought was true, or a performance far better than anyone expected.

例句

The team's stunning victory in the final match surprised everyone in the stadium.

該隊在總決賽中驚人的勝利，讓體育館裡的每個人都大感意外。

stunning + noun (stunning victory)

Reuben made a stunning discovery when he found ancient coins buried in his backyard.

Reuben 在自家後院挖到古幣，有了驚人的發現。

同義詞
  • astounding

    slightly stronger — focuses on disbelief, as in 'astounding that it could be true'

  • shocking

    more negative — emphasises that the news is unpleasant or disturbing

  • staggering

    focuses on the scale or size of something surprising, like a staggering amount of money

反義詞

文法句型

stunning + noun

be + stunning

it be stunning + to-infinitive

用法筆記

In this sense, stunning often describes unexpected news, results, or revelations — something that causes a mental 'jolt.' It can be positive (a stunning success) or negative (a stunning defeat). Distinguish from sense 1, where stunning describes visual beauty; in sense 2, the subject is typically an event, fact, or piece of information rather than a person's appearance.

常見錯誤

❌The stunning weather made us happy.
✅The beautiful weather made us happy.
💡Stunning in sense 2 implies surprise or shock; pleasant weather is not surprising enough to warrant this word.