c. 1300, astonien, from Old French estoner "to stun, daze, deafen, astound," from Vulgar Latin *extonare, from Latin ex- "out" + tonare "to thunder" (see thunder); so, literally "to leave someone thunderstruck." The modern form (influenced by English verbs in -ish, such as distinguish, diminish) is attested from c. 1530.
No wonder is thogh that she were astoned [Chaucer, "Clerk's Tale"]
Related: Astonished; astonishing; astonishingly.
实用例句
1. A matter of repeated occurrence like this will not astonish people.
这样司空见惯的事,不会使人吃惊.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
2. My news will astonish you.
我的消息会让你感到十分惊讶的。
来自辞典例句
3. He purposed to both charm and astonish me by his appearance.
