A wonderful or astonishing thing; a cause of surprise, admiration, or wonder; a wonder.
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| 释义 | the mind > mental capacity > expectation > surprise, unexpectedness > [noun] > cause of surprise (48) marvelc1300 A wonderful or astonishing thing; a cause of surprise, admiration, or wonder; a wonder. miracle1586 A remarkable, wonderful, or (in weakened sense) very surprising phenomenon or event; an achievement or occurrence seemingly beyond human power… surprise1592 Something that takes one by surprise; an unexpected occurrence or event; anything unexpected or astonishing. bricolea1631 figurative and in figurative contexts. An occurrence or action that arises from, or is the consequence of, something else; a secondary effect… surprisal1660 = surprise, n. 3. thunderbolt1787 figurative. Something very destructive, terrible, or startling; esp. an awful denunciation, censure, or threat proceeding from a high authority… startle1823 A start of surprise or alarm; an experience of being startled; a shock. Also occasionally: a cause of startlement; a startling thing. start1825 British slang. A proceeding or incident that causes surprise; = go, n.1 3b. Now somewhat archaic. startler1829 colloquial. A startling thing. eye-opener1833 Cf. to open a person's eyes at open, v. 3b. An invigorating or enlivening shock; (later more usually) something which occasions a (usually… a bolt from (or out of) the blue1837 a bolt from (or out of) the blue: a sudden and unexpected event, a complete surprise. shock1841 Used for: An occurrence, discovery, etc. that occasions a shock. thunder-clap1852 figurative. A sudden startling or terrifying occurrence, act, utterance, or piece of news. (Cf. thunderbolt, n. 2.) startlement1867 The state or condition of being startled; sudden surprise or alarm. Also: something that gives rise to this; a startling thing. staggerer1872 Something that causes one to stagger; figurative a disconcerting incident, an argument admitting of no reply, etc. thunderstroke1880 transferred and figurative. Scarborough warning1890 very short notice, or no notice at all; a surprise. surprise packet1900 a sealed packet with contents designed to surprise, sold at a trivial price; also figurative. bombshell1926 = bomb, n. 2. Often figurative (or in figurative phr.). A shattering or devastating act, event, etc. blonde bombshell, a fair-haired person, esp. a… curveball1936 figurative. Originally U.S. Something whose unexpectedness or unpredictable nature enables one to disorient or wrong-foot one's opponents; (more… turn-up1942 The turning up of a particular card or die in games of chance; the card or die turned up; hence fig., a mere chance, a ‘toss-up’; a result which… a turn-up for the book(s)1948 spec. in Horse Racing: see quot. 1873. Frequently in phr. a turn-up for the book(s); also in gen. use (colloq.), an unexpected turn of fortune, a… conversation stopper1959 a statement, remark, or the like so astonishing, embarrassing, etc., as to admit of no rejoinder. left turn1986 figurative. A (sudden) marked change of direction, esp. one resulting in a move towards something considered to be unexpected or unusual. Also: an… Subcategories:— subsequent (3) — intended to startle an audience (1) — concerning Japan (1) — and disconcerting (1) — surprise attack (6) — surprise question (1) — turn in plot (4) — expression of surprise (4) — contradictory outcome (3) |
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