---
word: surprise
meaningVi: sự ngạc nhiên
pos:
  - noun
  - verb
level: a2
ipaUk: səˈpɹaɪz
ipaUs: səˈpɹaɪz
definitionEn: Something unexpected.
examples:
  - en: It was a surprise to find out I owed twice as much as I thought I did.
    vi: sự ngạc nhiên
  - en: Imagine my surprise on learning I owed twice as much as I thought I did.
    vi: sự ngạc nhiên
  - en: It surprises me that I owe twice as much as I thought I did.
    vi: sự ngạc nhiên
  - en: >-
      He doesn’t know that I’m in the country – I thought I’d turn up at his
      house and surprise him.
    vi: sự ngạc nhiên
synonyms:
  - unexpected
  - astonishment
  - more than one bargained for
  - overtake
draft: false
updatedAt: '2026-06-06'
enrichSource: dictionaryapi.dev
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## Nghĩa chính

**surprise** — sự ngạc nhiên.

## Phát âm & định nghĩa

- IPA: /səˈpɹaɪz/

**English:** Something unexpected.

## Từ loại

- noun
- verb

## Ví dụ

| Tiếng Anh | Tiếng Việt |
|----------|------------|
| *It was a surprise to find out I owed twice as much as I thought I did.* | sự ngạc nhiên |
| *Imagine my surprise on learning I owed twice as much as I thought I did.* | sự ngạc nhiên |
| *It surprises me that I owe twice as much as I thought I did.* | sự ngạc nhiên |
| *He doesn’t know that I’m in the country – I thought I’d turn up at his house and surprise him.* | sự ngạc nhiên |

## Liên quan

**Đồng nghĩa:** unexpected, astonishment, more than one bargained for, overtake

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