Syntaxiom

surprisingly

/səˈpɹaɪzɪŋɫi/, /sɝˈpɹaɪzɪŋɫi/ adv B1 ✓

In a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual.

Word Origin Sur- 'over' + prise 'seize' — surprise is literally 'overtake, seize from above.' It came from Old French surprendre 'to overtake.' So surprisingly means in a way that seizes you unexpectedly. The root prehendere 'to grasp' also gives us comprehend, apprehend, and prison (where you're seized). A great example of how an emotional reaction is described as being grabbed.

adv In a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual. B1 ✓

Surprisingly, the underdog team won the championship.

(副词) 令人惊讶地；出人意料地；意外地

令人惊讶的是，这支弱旅赢得了冠军。

(adverbio) sorprendentemente; inesperadamente; asombrosamente [De manera que causa sorpresa porque es inesperado o inusual.]

Sorprendentemente, el equipo menos favorecido ganó el campeonato.

(adverbe) étonnamment; de manière surprenante; curieusement [D'une manière qui provoque la surprise parce qu'elle est inattendue ou inhabituelle.]

Étonnamment, c'est l'équipe outsider qui a remporté le championnat.

(Adverb) überraschenderweise; erstaunlicherweise; unerwarteterweise [auf eine Weise, die Überraschung auslöst, weil etwas unerwartet oder ungewöhnlich ist.]

**Surprisingly**, gewann das Außenseitler-Team die Meisterschaft.

(副詞) 予想外であるため驚きを引き起こす様子で

驚いたことに、劣勢だったチームが優勝した。

(advérbio) surpreendentemente; de modo surpreendente; para surpresa; inesperadamente [De uma forma que causa surpresa por ser inesperado ou incomum.]

**Surpreendentemente**, o time azarão ganhou o campeonato.

Synonyms: unexpectedly astonishingly amazingly remarkably oddly strangely incredibly unusually Antonyms: predictably expectedly unsurprisingly normally
Word parts: sur + prise + ing + ly

Common collocations

perhaps adv little adj somewhat adv easy adj little adv hardly adv warm adj modest adj light adj gentle adj accurate adj rarely adv

Related words

surprise insuperable

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