astounding

/əˈstaʊndɪŋ/ adj

That astounds or astound.

Word Origin From Latin ex- 'out' and tonare 'to thunder' — astounding originally meant 'struck with thunder,' i.e., stunned. The a- prefix is from Latin ex- (via Old French). The same root gives us astonish, stun, thunder. So something astounding leaves you thunderstruck.

adj That astounds or astound.

The magician performed an astounding trick that left the audience speechless.

(形容词) 令人震惊的;惊人的;骇人的

魔术师表演了一个令人震惊的戏法,让观众哑口无言。

(adjetivo) asombroso; pasmoso; sorprendente; increíble; deslumbrante [Que asombra.]

El mago realizó un truco asombroso que dejó al público sin palabras.

(adjectif) stupéfiant; effarant; époustouflant; ahurissant; sidérant [Qui stupéfie, qui provoque un grand étonnement ou une vive admiration.]

Le magicien a réalisé un tour **astounding** qui a laissé le public sans voix.

(Adjektiv) verblüffend; erstaunlich; atemberaubend; umwerfend [So beschaffen, dass es Erstaunen oder Verblüffung hervorruft; extrem überraschend oder beeindruckend.]

Der Zauberer führte einen **astounding** Trick vor, der das Publikum sprachlos machte.

(形容詞) 驚かせるような、仰天させるような。

魔術師は、観客を唖然とさせる驚くべき手品を披露した。

(adjetivo) pasmoso; espantoso; assombroso; impressionante; surpreendente [Que pasma ou espanta.]

O mágico fez um truque espantoso que deixou o público sem palavras.

verb present participle and gerund of astound

She is astounding everyone with her incredible piano skills.

(动词) 使震惊;使惊愕

她正以惊人的钢琴技巧让所有人震惊。

(verbo) asombrando; pasmando; sorprendiendo; dejando boquiabierto [participio presente y gerundio de 'astound' (asombrar).]

Está asombrando a todos con sus increíbles habilidades al piano.

(verbe) stupéfiant [Participe présent et gérondif du verbe « to astound » (stupéfier).]

Elle stupéfie tout le monde avec ses incroyables talents de pianiste.

(Verb) verblüffend; erstaunend [Partizip Präsens und Gerundium des Verbs *astound* (in Erstaunen versetzen, verblüffen).]

Sie **astounding** alle mit ihren unglaublichen Klavierkünsten.

(動詞) astound(驚かせる、仰天させる)の現在分詞および動名詞。

彼女は素晴らしいピアノの腕前で皆を驚かせている。

(verbo) particípio presente e gerúndio de 'astound' (pasmar, espantar, assombrar)

Ela está pasmando a todos com suas incríveis habilidades ao piano.

Word parts: a + stound + ing

Common collocations

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