出乎意外 unexpectedly
Explanation
指事情的结果或发展与预料或估计的情况不同。
Refers to a situation where the result or development differs from what was expected or estimated.
Origin Story
小明参加了学校的作文比赛，他精心准备了一篇作文，主题是关于家乡变化的。他反复修改，力求完美。比赛那天，小明怀着忐忑的心情等待结果。当老师宣布获奖名单时，小明意外地发现自己获得了二等奖。这真是出乎意料的结果，小明既惊讶又开心。他原本以为自己只能拿到三等奖，或者甚至没有奖项。毕竟，其他参赛者的水平都很高。小明一直以为自己的写作能力不是最好，但他依然付出了努力，这个结果让他明白了，只要努力，付出就会有回报，有时结果会出乎意料的好。
Xiaoming participated in the school's essay contest. He carefully prepared an essay on the changes in his hometown. He revised it repeatedly, striving for perfection. On the day of the competition, Xiaoming waited for the results with mixed feelings. When the teacher announced the winners, Xiaoming unexpectedly found that he had won the second prize. This was truly an unexpected result, Xiaoming was both surprised and happy. He originally thought he would only get the third prize, or even no prize at all. After all, the other contestants were very skilled. Xiaoming always thought that his writing skills weren't the best, but he still made an effort. This result made him understand that as long as he worked hard, his efforts would be rewarded, and sometimes the results would be unexpectedly good.
Usage
用于形容事情的结果与预料之外的情况。
Used to describe a situation where the outcome is different from what was expected.
Examples
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结果出乎意外地顺利。
jiéguǒ chūhū yìwài de shùnlì
The result was unexpectedly smooth.
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这次考试的结果出乎我的意外，我竟然考了第一名！
zhè cì kǎoshì de jiéguǒ chūhū wǒ de yìwài
The result of the exam was beyond my expectation; I actually got the first place!
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会议的讨论结果出乎意料之外，大家一致通过了提案。
huìyì de tǎolùn jiéguǒ chūhū yìliào zhīwài
The result of the meeting discussion was unexpected; the proposal was unanimously approved.