いひょう

[意表] ¶→意表をつく

意表
surprise
something unexpected

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いひょう【意表】

¶ → 意表をつく

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いひょう【意表】

●意表をついた surprising; unexpected; unanticipated

・人の意表をつく[に出る] take sb by surprise; do something extraordinary [unexpected]; confound [go against] sb's expectations

・彼女はこの試合を相手の意表をつく[に出る]作戦で勝ち取った. She defeated her opponent in this match by using quite unexpected [unforeseen, improbable] tactics.

・今回の人事は意表をついていた. The recent personnel changes took everybody by surprise. | Nobody foresaw the recent personnel changes.