Surprising in a way that makes you stop — so unusual or unexpected that you have to take a moment to accept it. It is a step stronger than 'surprising' and often carries a hint that the news is not entirely welcome: startling news, a startling discovery, a startling increase in prices, a startling similarity between two people.

Surprising in a way驚訝到 that makes you stop讓你愣一下 — so unusual or unexpected太不尋常或太出乎意料 that你必須 you have to take a moment才能停下來一下 to accept it才能接受它 It它 is是 a step stronger than 'surprising'比「surprising」再強一點 and而且 often carries a hint常常帶有一種暗示 that the news這個消息 is not entirely welcome不完全是好消息 startling news驚人的消息 a startling discovery驚人的發現 a startling increase in prices價格驚人的上漲 a startling similarity between two people兩個人之間驚人的相似

Notice how often it goes with numbers and findings, which is why it is common in news reports and academic writing: 'the results were startling'.

Notice留意一下 how often it goes with numbers and findings它多常跟數字和研究結果一起出現 which is why這就是為什麼 it它 is common常出現 in news reports and academic writing在新聞報導和學術寫作裡 'the results were startling'.「the results were startling」

It also works for things that catch the eye rather than the mind — startling blue eyes, a startling shade of orange — where it means the colour is so strong it almost gives you a jolt. Unlike 'shocking', it does not suggest anything morally wrong; a startling fact is simply hard to believe, while a shocking fact is one that offends you.

It它 also works also適用 for things that catch the eye rather than the mind對那些吸引眼睛而不是吸引腦袋的東西 — startling blue eyes驚人的藍眼睛 a startling shade of orange一種驚人的橘色 — where意思是 it means在這裡意思是 the colour這個顏色 is so strong強烈到 it almost gives you a jolt幾乎讓你嚇一跳 Unlike 'shocking'不像「shocking」 it它 does not suggest anything morally wrong沒有暗示什麼道德上不對的事 a startling fact一個startling的事實 is simply就只是 hard to believe難以置信 while而 a shocking fact一個shocking的事實 is one that offends you是那種會冒犯你的事實