astonish
中文来自 ECDICT
- vt.
- 使惊讶
演变路径（由近及远）
- 英语
- 继承自 ←中古英语 astoneyen
词源说明
Probably an alteration (due to words ending in -ish: abolish, banish, cherish, establish, furnish, etc.) of earlier astony, astone, astun (“to astonish, stun”), from Middle English astoneyen, astonen (“to stun, astonish”), variant of stonen, stoneyen (“to stun, astonish”) prefixed with a-. However, compare Old French estonir, a rare variant of estoner (“to stun, astonish”).
释义（英文）
动词 Verb
- To surprise greatly.