surprising
adjective uk/səˈpraɪ.zɪŋ/ us/sɚˈpraɪ.zɪŋ/
B1 令人意外的，让人吃惊的，出人意料的
unexpected
He gave a quite surprising answer. 他的回答非常出人意料。
It's hardly/scarcely/not surprising (that) you're putting on weight, considering how much you're eating. 想想你吃多少东西，你发胖也就不足为奇了。
I have to say that it's surprising to find you agreeing with me for once. 你也有和我意见一致的时候，我得说这很让我意外。
Synonym: amazing
Opposite: unsurprising
- More examples
- After a six-hour flight and a long day of meetings, it's not surprising you conked out.
- If you feed your dog on cakes and biscuits, it's not surprising he's so fat.
- After a gruelling six months singing on a world tour, it is hardly surprising that her voice is starting to go.
- A surprising percentage of the population are illiterate.
- My inability to do needlework was treated with surprising indulgence by my teacher.