amazement是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为n. 惊奇， 诧异，这个词在很多英文原版小说中怎么应用呢，今天小编就带您了解一下。
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《格兰特船长的女儿》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- But if Glenarvan and his friends were totally at a loss to understand the bewilderment of the old sailor, what was their amazement when he replied in a calm voice:"The DUNCAN is cruising here by your Honor's orders."
在阿瑟·柯南·道尔的《巴斯克维尔的猎犬》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Stapleton turned a ghastly face upon us, but by a supreme effort he had overcome his amazement and his disappoint-ment.
-- The front door was open, so we rushed in and hurried from room to room to the amazement of a doddering old manservant, who met us in the passage.
在费奥多尔·陀思妥耶夫斯基的《白痴》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- The incredulous amazement with which all regarded the prince did not last long, for Nastasia herself appeared at the door and passed in, pushing by the prince again.
-- To the amazement of the prince, who overheard the remark, Aglaya looked haughtily and inquiringly at the questioner, as though she would give him to know, once for all, that there could be no talk between them about the 'poor knight,' and that she did not understand his question.
-- Mrs. Epanchin almost sprang up in amazement at his answer, and at the assurance of his tone.
-- All present stood rooted to the earth with amazement at this unexpected and apparently uncalled-for outbreak; but the poor prince's painful and rambling speech gave rise to a strange episode.
-- asked Aglaya, beside herself with naive amazement that the other should dare talk to her like this.
在赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯的《隐形人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Then, as he stood with an expression of passive amazement on his face, the rapid feet came to the door of the dressing-room and that too was locked.
-- "But hardly had I emerged upon Great Portland Street, however (my lodging was close to the big draper's shop there), when I heard a clashing concussion and was hit violently behind, and turning saw a man carrying a basket of soda-water syphons, and looking in amazement at his burden.
在詹姆斯·费尼莫尔·库柏的《最后的摩根战士》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Not-withstanding the nearness of the enemy, and his own great personal danger, the countenance of the young warrior ex-pressed no other emotion, as the former was compelled to think, than amazement at finding men willing to encounter so useless an exposure.
在威廉·萨默塞特·毛姆的《月亮和六便士》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- And when such as had come in contact with Strickland in the past, writers who had known him in London, painters who had met him in the cafes of Montmartre, discovered to their amazement that where they had seen but an unsuccessful artist, like another, authentic genius had rubbed shoulders with them there began to appear in the magazines of France and America a succession of articles, the reminiscences of one, the appreciation of another, which added to Strickland's notoriety, and fed without satisfying the curiosity of the public.
-- When he told me this he put his hand to his cheek as though he still felt the smart of the blow, and in his eyes was a pain that was heartrending and an amazement that was ludicrous.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《老古玩店》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- 'Did I always say, Thomas,' cried Short, turning with a look of amazement to his friend, 'that there was sure to be an inquiry after them two travellers?'
在戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯的《恋爱中的女人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- And then, to the amazement of everybody, the maid came hurrying with a large tea-tray.
-- Gerald stared in amazement and amusement.
在卡洛·科洛迪的《木偶奇遇记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Poor Pinocchio ran to the fireplace where the pot was boiling and stretched out his hand to take the cover off, but to his amazement the pot was only painted!Think how he felt!His long nose became at least two inches longer.
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