“令人惊异的”常见的英文表达有 amazing、astonishing、astounding、incredible、surprising 等,具体使用哪个词取决于语境和想要强调的侧重点:
amazing:使用最为广泛,强调令人非常惊奇、赞叹,常带有积极的情感色彩,表示事物超出了预期,给人留下深刻的印象。例如:The view from the top of the mountain is absolutely amazing.(山顶的景色绝对令人惊叹。)
astonishing:语气较强,侧重于事物极其出乎意料,让人感到极度震惊和难以置信。例如:It's astonishing that he could solve such a difficult problem in such a short time.(他在这么短的时间内就解决了这么难的问题,真是令人吃惊。)
astounding:与 astonishing 意思相近,但更强调令人极度震惊的程度,通常用于描述一些非常罕见、超出常规认知的事情。例如:The news of their sudden engagement was astounding.(他们突然订婚的消息令人震惊。)
incredible:除了表示“令人难以置信的”,还有“极好的、非凡的”意思,在口语中很常用。例如:It's incredible how much progress he's made in just one year.(仅仅一年时间,他就取得了如此大的进步,真是令人难以置信。)
surprising:使用频率也较高,侧重于表达出乎意料,但程度相对较轻,没有 astonishing 和 astounding 那么强烈。例如:It was a surprising result, as few people had expected that team to win.(这是一个令人惊讶的结果,因为很少有人预期那支队伍会赢。)