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"