首先我们来看下surprised、amazed、shocked和astonished的大致意思:
surprised:词性为形容词,感到惊讶或意外。
amazed:词性为形容词,感到非常惊讶或惊奇。
shocked:词性为形容词,因为某事而感到强烈的不安或震惊。
astonished:词性为形容词,感到非常吃惊,超出了预期。
通过下面的表格我们了解下surprised、amazed、shocked和astonished的含义、发音和用法
接下来让我们看下surprised、amazed、shocked和astonished的用法区别:
1.程度:这四个词汇表达了不同程度的惊讶或者震惊。
例子:
- He was surprised by the gift.
(他对礼物感到惊讶。)
- He was amazed by the magic show.
(他对魔术表演感到惊奇。)
- She was shocked by his words.
(她听到他的话感到震惊。)
- They were astonished by the news.
(他们听到这个消息感到非常惊讶。)
2.语气:这四个词汇在语气上有所不同,从正常的惊讶到极其震惊。
例子:
- He was surprised by the result.
(他对结果感到惊讶。)
- I was amazed by his achievements.
(我对他的成就感到惊奇。)
- I was shocked by his behavior.
(我对他的行为感到震惊。)
- I was astonished by his decision.
(我对他的决定感到非常惊讶。)
3.情绪:这四个词汇表达了不同类型的情绪反应,从正常的惊讶到极度震惊。
例子:
- She was surprised to hear the news.
(她听到这个消息感到惊讶。)
- He was amazed by the sight.
(他看到那个景色感到惊奇。)
- They were shocked to hear the news.
(他们听到这个消息感到震惊。)
- She was astonished by the sight.
(她看到那个景象感到非常惊讶。)
4.反应时间:这四个词汇在描述惊讶或震惊的反应时间上有所区别。
例子:
- He was surprised when he heard the result.
(他听到结果时感到惊讶。)
- I was amazed when I saw his achievements.
(我看到他的成就时感到惊奇。)
- I was shocked when I heard his words.
(我听到他的话时感到震惊。)
- I was astonished when I heard the news.
(我听到这个消息时感到非常惊讶。)