to one's+情感名詞 意為:另某人…… 是某人感到……
在句中多做插入語
能用於該結構的名詞非常有限,常見的有 admiration (羨慕), amazement (驚奇), amusement (娛樂), annoyance (煩惱), astonishment (驚奇), delight (欣喜), despair(絕望), disappointment(失望), embarrassment(難堪), happiness(幸福), horror (恐怖), joy (高興), puzzlement (疑惑), regret (遺憾), relief (放心), satisfaction (滿意), shame (羞愧), sorrow (悲傷), surprise (驚訝)等?如:
To my surprise, he arrived on time. 令我驚異的是,他居然準時趕到了?