surprise

/səˈpraɪz/

意味: 驚き

例文: Momo planned a birthday surprise.
　　  モモは誕生日のサプライズを計画した。

言葉のよくある組み合わせ: pleasant surprise(嬉しい驚き), surprise party(サプライズパーティー), surprise visit(突然の訪問)

定義: 予想していなかったことが起こることや、誰かが何かを知らないうちに準備して驚かせること。驚きやショックを与える出来事や状況を指します。

surpriseは約20,000語に1回程度の頻出度です。

Definitions(定義)

Noun: the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
Noun: a sudden unexpected event
Noun: the act of surprising someone
Verb: cause to be surprised
Verb: come upon or take unawares
Verb: attack by storm; attack suddenly

Parts of Speech(品詞)

Noun, Verb

Examples(例文)

Verb: The news really surprised me
Verb: She surprised the couple
Verb: He surprised an interesting scene

Synonyms/Antonyms(類語/反意語)

Synonyms(類語): storm, surprisal, surprise

Antonyms(反意語):

Hypernyms/Hyponyms(上位語/下位語)

Hypernyms (General categories)(上位語): act, affect, astonishment, attack, change, disruption

Coordinate Terms(同じ上位語をもつもの): acceleration, act on, alienate, alternate, antagonize, anticipate, attack, avulsion, awaken, begin, behave, besiege, birth, blitz, bombard, break, cannonade, cloud, coact, come close, come to the fore, condescend, continue, conversion, cope, counterattack, court, create, dally, damage, dare, deal, death, deceleration, decrease, deformation, destabilization, development, dislocation, dispatch, disturb, do well, easing, effect, egotrip, engrave, evade, exert, finish up, force, gas, get around to, go, go ahead, go off half-cocked, guard, hit home, impress, increase, infect, interact, interrupt, invade, jar, lord it over, loss of consciousness, make a point, make bold, maneuver, misbehave, move, mutation, participate, partner, pepper, perform, perpetrate, pierce, play, play it by ear, prosecute, race, raid, rampage, react, reciprocate, repeat, revolution, reward, rush, sadden, satisfice, separation, set about, sex change, shimmer, smite, sneak, stampede, storm, strafe, strike, strike dumb, stupefaction, sublimation, submarine, surprise, sweep away, take, take care, take time by the forelock, torpedo, touch, transformation, transition, transmutation, try, twinkle, use, vagary, variation, volunteer, wait, wonder, woo, zap

Hyponyms (Specific examples)(下位語): amaze, blindside, bombshell, catch, coup de theatre, explode a bombshell, eye opener, flabbergast, peripeteia, shock, stunner

Derivationally Related Words(派生語)

Derivationally Related Words: storm, surprisal, surprise, surpriser

Categories(カテゴリー)

Domain Categories: general

Usage Category: common

Usage Context: descriptive, emotional

Grammatical Notes:
transitive verb

Prefixes/Suffixes(接頭辞/接尾辞)

Prefixes(接頭辞):

Suffixes(接尾辞):

Exam Level

中学レベル

英検3級

Media Appearance(メディア登場例)

Books(洋書): Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Atomic Habits, Diary of a Wimpy Kid 1, Holes

Movies(映画): Big Hero 6, The Bad Guys

Other Information(その他)

Is Abstract?(抽象的な言葉?) Yes

Is Emotion Word?(感情的な言葉?) Yes

Emotion Categories: fear, joy, positive, surprise