astonish
英 [ə'stɒnɪʃ]
美 [ə'stɑnɪʃ]
助记提示
1. ex- => es- => as- "out" + ton- "thunder" + -ish.
2. 这里的 as- "out" 取引申义，表示：离开、脱离正常的状态或情绪或表情。
3. 字面含义：thunder sb out. => leave someone thunderstruck.
4. 或者：out: 出去、离开、远离。=> 不管。=> 听任、让、使…处于(某种状态)(leave)。
中文词源
astonish 吃惊的as来自前缀ex- 变体，此处表强调。词根ton, 雷，拟声词，同thunder. 指如被雷击。
英文词源
- astonish (v.)
- c. 1300, astonien, from Old French estoner "to stun, daze, deafen, astound," from Vulgar Latin *extonare, from Latin ex- "out" + tonare "to thunder" (see thunder); so, literally "to leave someone thunderstruck." The modern form (influenced by English verbs in -ish, such as distinguish, diminish) is attested from c. 1530.
No wonder is thogh that she were astoned [Chaucer, "Clerk's Tale"]
Related: Astonished; astonishing; astonishingly.
双语例句
- 1. A matter of repeated occurrence like this will not astonish people.
- 这样司空见惯的事,不会使人吃惊.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 2. My news will astonish you.
- 我的消息会让你感到十分惊讶的。
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- 3. He purposed to both charm and astonish me by his appearance.
- 他是想以他的外貌让我着迷,使我吃惊.
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- 4. That'll astonish Timothy's weak nerves.
- 以悌摩西那样衰弱的神经,这件事准会吓坏他.
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- 5. The magician's next trick will astonish you.
- 魔术师的下一个技巧将使你们大为惊讶.
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