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unsurprisingly

UK //ˌʌnsəˈpraɪzɪŋli//US //ˌʌnsərˈpraɪzɪŋli//

词源

派生自形容词unsurprising(不令人惊讶的),由前缀un-(表否定)+ surprising(令人惊讶的)构成,后缀-ly构成副词形式。

adverb

❶ 表示某事的发生在意料之中,毫不令人惊讶。常用于引出符合预期或显而易见的结果。

“Unsurprisingly, the team with more experience won the competition.”

(不出所料,经验更丰富的队伍赢得了比赛。)

“He was late again, unsurprisingly.”

(他又迟到了,这并不令人意外。)

同义词:expectedly, predictably, naturally

常见短语

not unsurprisingly — 双重否定表示强调,意为“完全在意料之中”,比单用unsurprisingly语气更强。

“Not unsurprisingly, the project failed due to poor planning.”

(由于计划不周,项目失败完全在意料之中。)