to be struck by lightning
→
to be surprised
2 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | English | |
| Lexeme | to be thunderstruck | |
| Meaning 1 | to be struck with a thunderbolt | During the storm a tree was thunderstruck |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | to surprise | He was thunderstruck by the news of his promotion |
| Reference | CEDict | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Semantic evolution | |
| Language 1 | Latin | |
| Language 2 | French | |
| Lexeme 1 | adtonare | |
| Lexeme 2 | étonner | |
| Meaning 1 | to be struck by thunder | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | to be surprised | Cette nouvelle inattendue l’a beaucoup étonné This unexpected news surprised him a lot |
| Reference | DAF | |
| Comment | ||
Cp. also Russian collocational comparison "как громом поражённый" as in "Туристы останавливались, как громом пораженные, смотрели вслед, себе не веря"