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資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Astonish \As*ton"ish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Astonished}; p. pr.
   & vb. n. {Astonishing}.] [OE. astonien, astunian, astonen,
   OF. estoner, F. ['e]tonner, fr. L. ex out + tonare to
   thunder, but perhaps influenced by E. stun. See {Thunder},
   {Astound}, {Astony}.]
   1. To stun; to render senseless, as by a blow. [Obs.]

            Enough, captain; you have astonished him. [Fluellen
            had struck Pistol].                   --Shak.

            The very cramp-fish [i. e., torpedo] . . . being
            herself not benumbed, is able to astonish others.
                                                  --Holland.

   2. To strike with sudden fear, terror, or wonder; to amaze;
      to surprise greatly, as with something unaccountable; to
      confound with some sudden emotion or passion.

            Musidorus . . . had his wits astonished with sorrow.
                                                  --Sidney.

            I, Daniel . . . was astonished at the vision. --Dan.
                                                  viii. 27.

   Syn: To amaze; astound; overwhelm; surprise.

   Usage: {Astonished}, {Surprised}. We are surprised at what is
          unexpected. We are astonished at what is above or
          beyond our comprehension. We are taken by surprise. We
          are struck with astonishment. --C. J. Smith. See
          {Amaze}.

資料來源 : WordNet®

astonished
     adj : filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or
           shock; "an amazed audience gave the magician a standing
           ovation"; "I stood enthralled, astonished by the
           vastness and majesty of the cathedral"; "astounded
           viewers wept at the pictures from the Oklahoma City
           bombing"; "stood in stunned silence"; "stunned
           scientists found not one but at least three viruses"
           [syn: {amazed}, {astonied}, {astounded}, {stunned}]