suddenness
n. 意外,突然
Sudden means happening quickly and unexpectedly.
He had been deeply affected by the sudden death of his father-in-law...
岳父的猝死使他十分傷心。
'I hope,' the stranger said, 'that the sudden change of venue did not inconvenience you.'...
那位陌生人說:“我希望突然改變地點不會給您帶來不便。”
If something happens all of a sudden, it happens quickly and unexpectedly.
All of a sudden she didn't look sleepy any more.
她突然看起來一點都不困了。
1. the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning
The enemy seemed stunned by the suddenness of the attack.
進攻之出其不意似乎讓敵人大吃一驚。
He apologized amply for his suddenness.
他因自己的唐突而深表歉意.
The spectators startled, as he turned upon her with a frightful suddenness.
旁觀者驚動了, 因為他以一種駭人的突然猛抱住了她.
The suddenness of storms in that climate is something almost preternatural.
在那地帶,突起的風暴幾乎是件不可思議的事.
The Soviet decision came with stunning suddenness.
蘇聯方面的決定來得十分突然.