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源自中古英语'sodeinliche',由'sudden'(突然的)加副词后缀'-ly'构成,最终可追溯至拉丁语'subitaneus'(突然的)。
❶ 表示某事发生得非常快且出乎意料,强调动作或状态的突然性,常用于描述意外事件或情绪变化。
“The lights went out suddenly during the storm.”
(暴风雨期间,灯突然熄灭了。)
“She suddenly remembered where she left her keys.”
(她突然想起来钥匙放在哪里了。)
all of a sudden — 与'suddenly'同义,用于强调某事发生得非常突然且出乎意料。
“All of a sudden, the car in front of us stopped.”
(突然,我们前面的车停了下来。)