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unsurprising

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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++un·sur·pris·ing /ˌʌnsəˈpraɪzɪŋ◂ $ -sər-/ adjective  not making you feel surprised 不令人惊讶的,不足为奇的 It’s unsurprising that the project failed. 这个项目失败了没什么好奇怪的。 an enjoyable but unsurprising album 一张好听但无惊喜的专辑unsurprisingly adverb
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unsurprisingThat these are components of a broadly progressive approach to education embraced by the Coordinating Team is both unsurprising and perfectly appropriate.A further dismal feature of the evening is Hall's penchant for the unsurprising surprise.Given the knowledge of context the analyst has, he should find this a fairly unsurprising utterance.
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unsurprising
unsurprising /ˌʌnsəˈpraɪzɪŋ◂ $ -sər-/ adjective
 Word Family: adjective: surprised, surprisingunsurprising; verb: surprise; noun: surprise; adverb: surprisinglyunsurprisingly
not making you feel surprised:
    It’s unsurprising that the project failed.
    an enjoyable but unsurprising album
—unsurprisingly adverb


un·sur·pris·ingBrE /ˌʌnsəˈpraɪzɪŋ/ 🔊NAmE /ˌʌnsərˈpraɪzɪŋ/ 🔊 adjectivenot causing surprise 不令人惊讶的;不足为奇的 OPP surprising un·sur·pris·ing·ly BrE /ˌʌnsəˈpraɪzɪŋli/ 🔊NAmE /ˌʌnsərˈpraɪzɪŋli/ 🔊 adverbUnsurprisingly, the plan failed. 果然不出所料,计划失败了。🔊🔊