taken aback

动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. past participle of take aback form-of,participle,past
形容词 adj.
  1. Surprised, shocked. figuratively
    — It was a casual sneer, obviously one of a long line. There was hatred behind it, but of a quiet, chronic type, nothing new or unduly virulent, and he was taken aback by the flicker of amazed incredulity that passed over the younger man's ravaged face.
  2. Said of a ship, when the wind, suddenly changing, forces the sails aft against the mast.

词形变化

more taken aback comparative most taken aback superlative

词源

词源 1
From taken + aback, first attested in 1840.
词源 2
From taken + aback, first attested in 1840.
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