Of course, I had heard that genius could show itself at an early age, so I was only slightly taken aback that I had achieved perfection at the tender age of 14.
出自-2015年12月阅读原文
Of course, I had heard that genius could show itself at an early age, so I was only slightly taken aback that I had achieved perfection at the tender age of 14.
2015年12月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B
柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
PHRASE
吃惊,震惊(以至于无法立刻作出反应)
If you are taken aback by something, you are surprised or shocked by it and you cannot respond at once.