English Dictionary

astonisher

名詞

アメリカ英語

Something that astonishes; an astonishing thing or event. / Someone who astonishes. / (typography, printing, computing, chiefly US) An exclamation mark, the punctuation mark “!”.

日本語の意味

人や物を驚かせるもの、あるいは驚かせる出来事。 / 人を驚かせる人物。 / （主に米国で）感嘆符、すなわち「！」の印刷や表示に関する用語。

The ancient comet that blazed across the sky was an astonisher to the villagers.

夜空を横切って輝いた古い彗星は、村人たちを驚かせるものだった。

意味（1）

Something that astonishes; an astonishing thing or event.

(colloquial)

意味（2）

Someone who astonishes.

[…] God, before whom all Nations are as nothing, thou Astonisher of all Flesh, thou art even too Wonderful for me,

意味（3）

(typography, printing, computing, chiefly US) An exclamation mark, the punctuation mark “!”.

“ […] Nothing whatever” ! (the italics are “S. S. C.’s,” the “astonisher” is mine.)

意味（4）

(typography, journalism, chiefly US) A short line of smaller type above (or sometimes below) the main headline of an article, usually placed flush-left.

意味（5）

(journalism) A headline or lead (introductory paragraph) designed to capture attention through a surprising statement.

He reveled in socking the reader right in the eye with an “astonisher.”

astonishers （ plural ）