surprised

surprised — 形容詞

1. the feeling you have when something sudden and unplanned takes place — for examp

1.形容詞A2
釋義

驚訝

因意外、突然之事而產生的感受

the feeling you have when something sudden and unplanned takes place — for example, hearing news you never thought would come, or running into a person you never thought you would see again.

例句

Yara looked surprised when Pedro walked into the room holding a birthday cake.

Pedro 拿著生日蛋糕走進房間時，Yara 看起來很驚訝。

look + adjective for visible emotion

Amelia was surprised to find her lost wallet returned with all its cash inside.

Amelia 驚訝地發現她遺失的錢包被找回來了，裡面的現金都在。

surprised + to find + that-clause

同義詞
  • astonished

    stronger, suggests something hard to believe

  • amazed

    includes a sense of wonder or admiration

  • shocked

    usually for unpleasant, disturbing surprises

  • stunned

    so surprised that you cannot react for a moment

反義詞
  • unsurprised

    opposite feeling — you expected it to happen

  • calm

    not showing any strong emotional reaction

文法句型

surprised + at + noun/gerund

surprised + by + noun/phrase

surprised + to + infinitive

surprised + that + clause

用法筆記

Frequently used with 'at', 'by', 'to + infinitive', or a 'that' clause. 'Surprised at something' emphasises the situation that caused the feeling; 'surprised by something' emphasises the action or event itself.

常見錯誤

❌I am very surprise to see you.
✅I am very surprised to see you.
💡'surprised' is the adjective form, not 'surprise'.
❌She was surprised from the news.
✅She was surprised at/by the news.
💡'surprised' takes 'at' or 'by', not 'from'.