sudden

sudden
adjective
  1. occurring or done quickly and unexpectedly or without warning
    突然的;意外的;突然发生的
    a sudden bright flash.
    一道突然的明亮闪光。
adverb
  1. (poetic/literary or informal)suddenly
    (诗/文或非正式)突然地
    sudden there swooped an eagle downward.
    一只鹰突然猛扑下来。
常用词组
(all) of a sudden
  1. suddenly
    突然地
    I feel really tired all of a sudden.
    我突然间感到真的很累。
on a sudden
  1. archaic way of saying all of a sudden
    (古)。 同 all of a sudden
派生
suddenness
noun
语源
  1. Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French sudein, from an alteration of Latin subitaneus, from subitus 'sudden'
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