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surprising

英 [sə'praɪzɪŋ] 美 [sɚ'praɪzɪŋ]

adj. 令人惊讶的；意外的
v. 使惊奇；意外发现（surprise的ing形式）

中文词源

surprising 吃惊的，惊讶的

surprise,吃惊，意外，-ing,形容词后缀。

英文词源

surprising (adv.): 1660s, present participle adjective from surprise (v.). Related: Surprisingly.

双语例句

1. A surprising number of customers order the same sandwich every day.: 每天点同一种三明治的顾客多得惊人。

2. It would be surprising were the Mafia not to have muscled in.: 如果黑手党不插上一脚，那反倒令人奇怪了。

3. She'd mentioned it casually once, surprising him by her unconcern.: 她曾随口提到过，当时她的冷漠很让他吃惊。

4. It is not surprising they did so badly in last year's elections.: 他们在去年选举中如此糟糕的表现并不奇怪。

5. A surprising number of ailments are caused by unsuspected environmental factors.: 有大量疾病是由不明环境因素造成的。