动词(verb):使人极度惊讶、目瞪口呆,震惊到说不出话来。
/dʌmˈfaʊnd/
由 dumb(哑的、说不出话的)和 confound(使困惑)合成而来,最早出现于17世纪中期。字面意思是"惊讶到说不出话来",形象地表达了一个人因过度震惊而陷入沉默的状态。
The magician's trick dumbfounded the entire audience.
魔术师的把戏让全场观众目瞪口呆。
She was completely dumbfounded when she discovered that the quiet colleague she had known for years was actually a celebrated novelist writing under a pseudonym.
当她发现那位认识多年的安静同事竟然是一位用笔名写作的著名小说家时,她完全惊呆了。