突如其来

• 拼音: tū rú qí lái
• 汉字拆解: 突 = sudden; 如 = like; 其 = it/that; 来 = to come

含义

To come out of nowhere; sudden and unexpected; without warning.

An idiom describing events that occur completely without warning or preparation. Often used for surprises, both good (突如其来的惊喜) and bad (突如其来的灾难).

例句

1. 这场突如其来的疫情打乱了所有人的计划。
2. 突如其来的表白让她不知所措。
3. 老板突如其来的辞退通知让他措手不及。

用法指南

语境: unexpected events, surprises, emergencies

语气: dramatic

正确说法

• 突如其来的变故。(Sudden unexpected change.)
• 突如其来的惊喜。(Unexpected surprise.)

错误说法

• 把有预兆的事叫'突如其来' (突如其来 means genuinely no warning — events with signs leading up aren't 突如其来)

起源与历史

突 means sudden, 如 means like, 其 is a pronoun, 来 means to come — coming as suddenly as that.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal