surprise

先看例句:

Oh, Jason, ____ pleasant surprise to meet you here.

A. what B. how C. what a D. how a

参考答案:C

 

surprise作“惊讶”解时是不可数名词;作“令人惊讶的事”解时,又是可数名词。

Although his face expressed some surprise, he offered no objection.

虽然他脸上露出惊讶,但未提出异议。

His sucess was a great surprise.

他的成功是令人十分惊讶的(事情)。

作可数名词时,surprise前可加不定冠词,有时还可用复数形式。如:

We have some surprises in store for you.

我们有些令你惊奇的东西等着你。

表示情绪、心态的抽象名词可以这样用的还有joy,pity,anxiety,pleasure等。

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