Not surprising — exactly what you would expect, given what you already know. If you hear that a restaurant with terrible food has closed, that news is unsurprising.

Not surprising不令人意外 exactly what you would expect, given what you already know正好就是照你原本知道的情況，你會預期發生的事 If you hear that a restaurant with terrible food has closed, that news is unsurprising如果你聽到一家菜做得很難吃的餐廳倒了，這個消息就是unsurprising

Two things to feel here. First, it is a mild, slightly formal word, more common in writing and in careful speech than in chat; in everyday talk people just say "that's not surprising" or "no wonder".

Two things to feel here這裡有兩件事值得體會 First, it is a mild, slightly formal word第一，這是個溫和、稍微正式的字 more common in writing and in careful speech than in chat在書寫和講究一點的口語裡比在閒聊裡常見 in everyday talk people just say "that's not surprising" or "no wonder"日常對話裡人們就直接說「that's not surprising那不意外」或「no wonder難怪」

Second, and more useful: it very often carries a small dry judgement. When a writer says "it is unsurprising that the plan failed", they usually mean the plan was obviously going to fail and somebody should have known. So the word can quietly criticise while sounding neutral — that is why journalists and academics like it.

Second, and more useful: it very often carries a small dry judgement第二，也更實用的是：它常常帶著一點淡淡的評斷 When a writer says "it is unsurprising that the plan failed"當一個作者說「it is unsurprising that the plan failed這個計畫失敗並不意外」 they usually mean the plan was obviously going to fail and somebody should have known他們通常是在說這個計畫顯然注定會失敗，而且早該有人料到 So the word can quietly criticise while sounding neutral所以這個字能夠一邊聽起來中立，一邊悄悄地批評 that is why journalists and academics like it這也是為什麼記者和學者喜歡用它

Common shapes: "it is unsurprising that...", "an unsurprising result", "hardly unsurprising" (careful — people do write this, but it is usually a mistake for "hardly surprising").

Common shapes: "it is unsurprising that...", "an unsurprising result", "hardly unsurprising" (careful — people do write this, but it is usually a mistake for "hardly surprising")常見的句型有「it is unsurprising that...這並不令人意外……」、「an unsurprising result一個意料中的結果」、「hardly unsurprising」（要小心——真的有人這樣寫，但通常是把「hardly surprising」寫錯了）

A related pair worth keeping straight: "unsurprising" describes the event or news; "unsurprised" describes the person. The news was unsurprising; she was unsurprised.

A related pair worth keeping straight: "unsurprising" describes the event or news; "unsurprised" describes the person有一對相關的字值得分清楚：「unsurprising」形容事件或消息；「unsurprised」形容人 The news was unsurprising; she was unsurprisedThe news was unsurprising（這則消息並不令人意外）；she was unsurprised（她並不感到意外）