出乎意料 unexpectedly
Explanation
指事情的结果与预料的大相径庭，令人感到意外。
Refers to the result of something that is vastly different from what was expected, making it unexpected.
Origin Story
小明参加了学校的作文比赛，他平时不太喜欢写作，这次比赛也只是抱着试试看的态度参加的。比赛结果公布那天，小明忐忑不安地打开成绩单，却惊奇地发现自己竟然获得了第一名！这真是出乎意料，小明激动得又蹦又跳，他从来没想过自己能取得这么好的成绩，这对他来说是一个巨大的惊喜，也激励他更加努力学习。
Xiaoming participated in the school's essay contest. He usually didn't like writing, and only participated this time with a try-it attitude. On the day the results were announced, Xiaoming nervously opened the score sheet and was surprised to find that he had actually won first place! It was really unexpected. Xiaoming was so excited that he jumped up and down. He never thought he could achieve such good results. It was a huge surprise for him and encouraged him to study even harder.
Usage
通常作谓语、定语或状语，用于叙述事情的结果与预期不符。
Usually used as predicate, attributive or adverbial, used to describe that the result of a thing does not match the expectation.
Examples
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这次考试的结果出乎意料的好。
zhè cì kǎoshì de jiéguǒ chū hū yìliào de hǎo
The result of this exam was unexpectedly good.
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他的成功出乎意料。
tā de chénggōng chū hū yìliào
His success was unexpected