surprise

名词 n. 动词 v. 感叹词 intj.
/sə(ː)ˈpɹaɪ̯z/    /sə(ː)ˈpɹɑ̟ɪ̯z/|/sə(ː)ˈpɹɒ̈ɪ̯z/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Something unexpected. countable,uncountable
    — It was a surprise to find out I owed twice as much as I thought.
  2. Something unexpected.; A mess of feces, left by a pet or small child in an unexpected place or at an unexpected time. countable,uncountable
    — After the housecleaners drove off, the cat left a surprise for us on the carpet.
  3. The feeling that something unexpected has happened. countable,uncountable
    — Imagine my surprise on learning I owed twice as much as I thought I did.
动词 v.
  1. To cause (someone) to feel unusually alarmed or delighted by something unexpected. transitive
    — It surprises me that I owe twice as much as I thought I did.
  2. To do something to (a person) that they are not expecting, as a surprise. transitive
    — He doesn’t know that I’m in the country – I thought I’d turn up at his house and surprise him.
  3. To undergo or witness something unexpected. intransitive
    — He doesn’t surprise easily.
  4. To cause surprise. intransitive
  5. To attack unexpectedly. transitive
  6. To take unawares. transitive
    — "You were right," replied Isabella, "and I should not have surprised your confidence, had I not had something I wished to say. I know what you mean to do with Mr. Glentworth's gift—a marriage would scarcely be one without wedding-dresses—he has been equally generous to me, and you must keep the money till it is wanted, which, I hope, will be soon."
感叹词 intj.
  1. Drawing attention to a surprising action by oneself.
    — "Surprise!" we shouted as we jumped out from the cupboard. "Happy birthday!"
  2. Drawing attention to something that should have been obvious. sarcastic
    — When we add code modules, we will have an additional folder called (surprise!) Modules.

词形变化

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词源

词源 1
From Middle English surprise, borrowed from Middle French surprise (“an overtake”), nominal use of the past participle of Old French sorprendre (“to overtake”), from sor- (“over”) + prendre (“to take”), from Latin super- + Latin prendere, contracted from prehendere (“to grasp, seize”). Doublet of suppli.
词源 2
From Middle English surprise, borrowed from Middle French surprise (“an overtake”), nominal use of the past participle of Old French sorprendre (“to overtake”), from sor- (“over”) + prendre (“to take”), from Latin super- + Latin prendere, contracted from prehendere (“to grasp, seize”). Doublet of suppli.
词源 3
From Middle English surprise, borrowed from Middle French surprise (“an overtake”), nominal use of the past participle of Old French sorprendre (“to overtake”), from sor- (“over”) + prendre (“to take”), from Latin super- + Latin prendere, contracted from prehendere (“to grasp, seize”). Doublet of suppli.
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