English Dictionary

taken aback

adj

(figuratively) Surprised, shocked. / (nautical) Said of a ship, when the wind, suddenly changing, forces the sails aft against the mast.

I was taken aback by her sudden outburst.

意味（1）

(figuratively) Surprised, shocked.

It was a casual sneer, obviously one of a long line. There was hatred behind it, but of a quiet, chronic type, nothing new or unduly virulent, and he was taken aback by the flicker of amazed incredulity that passed over the younger man's ravaged face.

意味（2）

(nautical) Said of a ship, when the wind, suddenly changing, forces the sails aft against the mast.