The adverb: it marks the whole sentence, telling the reader "what comes next is what you would expect". "Unsurprisingly, the train was late again." It sits at the front of a sentence far more often than anywhere else, and it works like a signpost — the writer is saying "I know you already guessed this", which builds a quiet agreement with the reader before the fact is even given. That is why it is so common in news writing, reports and essays.

The adverb這個副詞： it marks the whole sentence標記的是整個句子， telling the reader告訴讀者 'what comes next is what you would expect'「what comes next is what you would expect」（接下來要說的正是你會預期的）。 'Unsurprisingly, the train was late again.'「Unsurprisingly, the train was late again.」（不出所料，火車又誤點了） It sits at the front of a sentence far more often than anywhere else它最常出現在句子的最前面， and it works like a signpost作用像個路標 — the writer is saying作者在說 'I know you already guessed this'「I know you already guessed this」（我知道你已經猜到了）， which builds a quiet agreement with the reader before the fact is even given在事實還沒講出來之前，就先跟讀者建立起一種默契。 That is why it is so common in news writing, reports and essays這就是為什麼它在新聞寫作、報告和文章裡這麼常見。

Two other positions exist: in the middle ("the plan, unsurprisingly, went nowhere"), and after "not" for a soft double negative ("not unsurprisingly" — though careful writers avoid this, since it usually just means "unsurprisingly" and the extra "not" only muddies things).

Two other positions exist還有另外兩個位置： in the middle放在句子中間 ('the plan, unsurprisingly, went nowhere'「the plan, unsurprisingly, went nowhere」（這個計畫不出所料沒有下文）)， and after 'not' for a soft double negative或放在 not 後面形成一種委婉的雙重否定 ('not unsurprisingly'「not unsurprisingly」— though careful writers avoid this不過講究的作者會避免這樣用， since it usually just means 'unsurprisingly'因為它通常就只是「unsurprisingly」的意思， and the extra 'not' only muddies things多加的那個 not 只會把意思弄糊)。

Like the adjective, it often carries dry criticism: "Unsurprisingly, nobody had read the contract." It is close in meaning to "of course", "naturally" and "predictably", but softer than "predictably", which usually sounds annoyed.

Like the adjective, it often carries dry criticism跟形容詞一樣，它常常帶點冷冷的批評： 'Unsurprisingly, nobody had read the contract.'「Unsurprisingly, nobody had read the contract.」（不出所料，沒有人讀過合約） It is close in meaning to意思接近 'of course', 'naturally' and 'predictably'「of course」、「naturally」和「predictably」， but than比 'predictably'「predictably」 softer更溫和， which usually sounds annoyedpredictably 通常聽起來比較不耐煩。

In speech, Taiwanese students can safely use "not surprisingly" instead — it means the same and sounds a little more relaxed.

In speech, Taiwanese students can safely use口說時，台灣學生可以放心改用 'not surprisingly'「not surprisingly」 instead來代替 — it means the same and sounds a little more relaxed意思一樣，聽起來又更輕鬆一點。