/əˈstaʊndɪd/
形容词/动词过去分词,意为"震惊的,惊骇的",形容因某事完全出乎意料而感到极度惊讶,程度比 surprised 更强烈。
I was astounded by the beauty of the sunset over the mountains.
我被山间日落的美景震惊了。
The scientists were astounded to discover that the ancient ruins contained technology far more advanced than anything previously known from that era.
科学家们惊骇地发现,这些古代遗迹中包含的技术远比该时代已知的任何技术都要先进。
astounded 源自中古英语 astonen,意为"使震惊、使昏迷",更早可追溯至古法语 estoner(使震惊),最终来自拉丁语 extonare,由 **ex-**(出)和 tonare(打雷)组成,字面意思是"被雷击中一般",形象地表达了极度震惊的状态。该词在16世纪逐渐演变为现代形式 astound,并保留了强烈震惊的核心含义。