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Definition and Synonyms for 意外
| 1. | 以ての外 | 予想または予期されない |
| Unexpected | not expected or anticipated | |
| Synonyms: | ひょんな, もってのほか, 不意, 予想外, 予期しない, 出し抜く, 出し抜け, 心外, 思う, 思わぬ, 思いがけない, 思いもよらない, 意外, 意想外, 慮外 | |
| 2. | 意想外 | 予想されない |
| Out Of The Blue | not anticipated | |
| Synonyms: | にわか, 不意, 予想外, 出し抜く, 出し抜け, 唐突, 思いがけない, 意外, 意想外, 打ち付ける, 突然 | |
| 3. | 驚くべき | 思いもかけないこと、驚きまたは驚嘆を引き起こすさま |
| Surprising | causing surprise or wonder or amazement | |
| Synonyms: | 不意, 予想外, 唐突, 存外, 意外, 意想外, 異様, 驚くべき |
Meanings for each kanji in 意外
| » | 意 | idea; mind; heart; taste; thought; desire; care; liking |
| » | 外 | outside |
Sample Sentences for 意外
彼が音楽について大変詳しいのは我々にとって意外なことでした。
His extensive knowledge of music was a revelation to us.
こう見えても意外に人前で話すの苦手で、手なんか震えるし、口ごもちゃって、自分でも何言っているかわからない時がある。
I may seem confident, but I get extremely nervous speaking in front of people. My hands tremble, I get all tongue-tied, and sometimes I don't even know what I'm saying myself.
彼はその問題に対処するための意外な方法を見出した。
He found an unexpected way to deal with the problem.
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その映画は意外と面白かった。 The movie was more interesting than I expected.
問題は意外にやさしかったよ。 I found the problem easier than I had expected.