出人意料

chū rén yì liào

HSK 7–9

Meaning

出乎人们的意料之外，让人感到意外。

Unexpected; beyond one's expectation.

常用来形容事情的结果或发展超出常规或人们的预料，可作定语、谓语或状语。

Often used to describe an outcome or development that exceeds normal expectations; can be used as an attributive, predicate, or adverbial.

1 这次比赛的结果出人意料，弱队竟然赢了。 (The result of this competition was unexpected; the underdog team actually won.)
2 他出人意料地放弃了那个机会。 (He unexpectedly gave up that opportunity.)
3 这个计划出人意料地成功了。 (This plan succeeded unexpectedly.)
4 天气出人意料地变冷了。 (The weather turned cold unexpectedly.)
5 她出人意料地出现在晚会上。 (She showed up at the party unexpectedly.)

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