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curiously

UK //ˈkjʊə.ri.əs.li//US //ˈkjʊr.i.əs.li//

词源

源自拉丁语 'curiosus'(意为'好奇的,渴望知道的'),通过古法语 'curios' 进入英语,加上副词后缀 '-ly' 形成。

adverb

❶ 以好奇的方式,表现出对某事物感兴趣或想了解更多。

“She looked at the strange object curiously.”

(她好奇地看着那个奇怪的物体。)

“The child peered curiously into the box.”

(孩子好奇地往盒子里看。)

❶ 奇怪地,令人费解地,表示某事出乎意料或难以理解。

“Curiously, no one noticed the mistake until much later.”

(奇怪的是,直到很久以后才有人注意到这个错误。)

“The keys had curiously disappeared from where I left them.”

(钥匙奇怪地从我放的地方消失了。)

同义词:inquisitively, oddly, strangely, peculiarly

常见短语

curiously enough — 用于引出令人惊讶或意想不到的事实,表示某事虽然奇怪但却是真的。

“Curiously enough, I found the solution while taking a shower.”

(奇怪的是,我在洗澡时找到了解决方案。)