kinh ngạc

Thân thiện

Cậu bé kinh ngạc khi nhìn thấy con tàu vũ trụ lần đầu tiên.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Amazed; Astonished: Feeling or showing great surprise or wonder, often at something unexpected or extraordinary.
   • Stupefied; Aghast: Feeling or showing shock or dismay, sometimes to the point of being temporarily unable to react.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Mọi người đều kinh ngạc trước kết quả. (Everyone was amazed at the result.)
  • Vẻ đẹp của nơi đó khiến tôi kinh ngạc. (The beauty of that place left me astonished.)
  • Họ nhìn với ánh mắt kinh ngạc. (They looked with aghast eyes.)

Advanced Usage

• "làm kinh ngạc" / "gây kinh ngạc": To amaze; to astonish. This is the causative form, meaning to cause someone to feel .
  • Tài năng của cô ấy làm kinh ngạc ban giám khảo. (Her talent amazed the judges.)

Variants and Related Words

• Ngạc nhiên (adj): Surprised. This is a more common and general term for surprise, while implies a stronger, more profound level of astonishment.
• Sửng sốt (adj): Stunned; dumbfounded. Similar to , emphasizing a temporary state of shock.

Synonyms

• Astonished: Filled with sudden and great wonder.
• Astounded: Shocked with wonder.
• Flabbergasted: Extremely surprised.

Related Idioms

• Kinh ngạc đến sửng sốt: To be so amazed one is stunned. This phrase intensifies the feeling.
  • Nghe tin ấy, anh ấy kinh ngạc đến sửng sốt. (Hearing that news, he was stunned with amazement.)

Học thuật

adj

1. amazed; stupefied; aghast
   • làm kinh ngạc
     to amaze