English Dictionary

astonishment

IPA（発音記号）

/əˈstɒnɪʃmənt/

名詞

可算名詞 不可算名詞 廃用

The feeling or experience of being astonished; great surprise. / Something very surprising. / (obsolete) Loss of physical sensation; inability to move a part of the body.

日本語の意味

驚き、仰天：非常に驚いた状態やその気持ち / 予期せぬ衝撃：非常に驚かされる出来事や状況 / （古語）感覚が麻痺する状態：身体の一部が動かなくなるなどの状態

She stood in astonishment as the old photograph revealed a hidden message.

古い写真が隠されたメッセージを明らかにすると、彼女は驚きで立ち尽くした。

意味（1）

The feeling or experience of being astonished; great surprise.

The class looked on in astonishment as their teacher proceeded to tear the pages out of the textbook.

意味（2）

Something very surprising.

(colloquial)

意味（3）

(obsolete) Loss of physical sensation; inability to move a part of the body.

[…] there followeth astonishment of the leg that is neere, that it can neither be stretched out right, nor he cannot go on his feet.

意味（4）

(obsolete) Loss of mental faculties, inability to think or use one's senses.

Thou hast shewed thy people hard things: thou hast made us to drink the wine of astonishment.

意味（5）

(obsolete) Loss of composure or presence of mind.

[…] where of his cruell rage Nigh dead with feare, and faint astonishment, Shee found them both in darkesome corner pent;

astonishments （ plural ）