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astonishing 音標拼音: [əst'ɑnɪʃɪŋ] a. 令人驚訝,驚人的 令人驚訝,驚人的 astonishing adj 1: surprising greatly; " she does an amazing amount of work"; " the dog was capable of astonishing tricks" [ synonym: { amazing}, { astonishing}] 2: so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm; " such an enormous response was astonishing"; " an astounding achievement"; " the amount of money required was staggering"; " suffered a staggering defeat"; " the figure inside the boucle dress was stupefying" [ synonym: { astonishing}, { astounding}, { staggering}, { stupefying}] Astonish \ As* ton" ish\, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. { Astonished}; p. pr. & vb. n. { Astonishing}.] [ OE. astonien, astunian, astonen, OF. estoner, F. [' e] tonner, fr. L. ex out tonare to thunder, but perhaps influenced by E. stun. See { Thunder}, { Astound}, { Astony}.] 1. To stun; to render senseless, as by a blow. [ Obs.] [ 1913 Webster] Enough, captain; you have astonished him. [ Fluellen had struck Pistol]. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] The very cramp- fish [ i. e., torpedo] . . . being herself not benumbed, is able to astonish others. -- Holland. [ 1913 Webster] 2. To strike with sudden fear, terror, or wonder; to amaze; to surprise greatly, as with something unaccountable; to confound with some sudden emotion or passion. [ 1913 Webster] Musidorus . . . had his wits astonished with sorrow. -- Sidney. [ 1913 Webster] I, Daniel . . . was astonished at the vision. -- Dan. viii. 27. [ 1913 Webster] Syn: To amaze; astound; overwhelm; surprise. Usage: { Astonished}, { Surprised}. We are surprised at what is unexpected. We are astonished at what is above or beyond our comprehension. We are taken by surprise. We are struck with astonishment. -- C. J. Smith. See { Amaze}. [ 1913 Webster]
Astonishing \ As* ton" ish* ing\, a. Very wonderful; of a nature to excite astonishment; as, an astonishing event. [ 1913 Webster] Syn: Amazing; surprising; wonderful; marvelous. [ 1913 Webster] { As* ton" ish* ing* ly}, adv. -- { As* ton" ish* ing* ness}, n. [ 1913 Webster] 42 Moby Thesaurus words for " astonishing": amazing, appalling, astounding, breathtaking, confounding, conspicuous, egregious, electrifying, exceptional, extraordinary, eye- opening, fabulous, fantastic, formidable, incredible, jarring, jolting, marked, marvelous, mind- boggling, miraculous, notable, noteworthy, noticeable, of mark, outstanding, overwhelming, prodigious, remarkable, shocking, signal, spectacular, staggering, startling, striking, stunning, stupendous, superior, surprising, uncommon, wonderful, wondrous
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