/səˈpraɪzɪŋ ||; səˈpraɪzɪŋ/adj
that causes surprise 令人惊奇的:
It's surprising how many adults can't read or write.有这么多成人文盲真是令人意想不到。 ➔surprisinglyadvSurprisingly few people got the correct answer.答对的人少得出奇。
surprising/sɚˋpraIzIŋ; səˈpraIzIŋ/adj unexpected or unusual 使人吃惊的﹐令人惊奇的﹐出人意料的: It's hardly surprising that they lost the game. 他们输了这场比赛不足为怪。It's surprising how well it works. 想不到这么有效。A surprising number of people came. 来的人出奇的多。THESAURUS 同类词extraordinary 不同寻常的, amazing 令人吃惊的, astonishing 惊人的, astounding 令人震惊的, staggering 令人吃惊的, stunning 令人震惊的, unbelievable 难以置信的 —surprisingly adv : The test was surprisingly easy. 考试出奇地容易。
surprisingadjectiveIf something is surprising, it makes you feel surprise: The news was surprising.▶ surprisinglyadverb: The exam was surprisingly easy.