プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)の解説
いがい【意外】
意外な unexpected; surprising
意外にも
unexpectedly／to one's surprise
事件は意外な方向へ発展した
The case took an unexpected turn.
このソナタは意外に易しかった
I found this sonata easier than I had expected.
君にここで会えるとは意外な喜びだ
What a pleasant surprise to see you here!
彼が落第したとは意外だ
I am surprised to hear that he failed (in) his examination.
意外なことに女性は長距離競走に体が適していることが分かった
Contrary to general belief, women have proved to be physically well adapted for long-distance races.
彼が盗みをはたらいたとは全く意外だ
He was the last person that I would have suspected of stealing [theft].