surprising

驚くべき、意外な

予想と違っていて、驚いたり戸惑ったりさせる。

やさしい英語で： Different from what you expected, making you feel amazed or confused.

• That is surprising news.
• A surprising number of people offered to help.
• Did you find the result surprising?

使い方： It is surprising that… (It is surprising that so few people came.); find it surprising that… (I find it surprising that he remembered my name.)

類義語： unexpected, astonishing

反対語： expected, unsurprising

よく使う表現： surprising news, surprising result, surprising number

驚かせること

予想していなかったことを体験させる出来事。

やさしい英語で： An event in which someone experiences something they did not expect.

• The surprising of the guests was carefully planned.
• A sudden surprising left him unable to speak.
• The tale ends with the surprising of the sleeping guard.

使い方： the surprising of someone (The surprising of the guests required careful planning.)

類義語： surprise

よく使う表現： a sudden surprising, the surprising of someone