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oddly

UK /ˈɒdli/US /ˈɑːdli/

词源

源自中古英语 'odde'(奇怪的)加上副词后缀 '-ly',最初与数字的'奇数'概念相关,后引申为'不寻常'的含义。

adverb

❶ 以奇怪或异常的方式,表示某事与预期或常规不同,带有令人困惑或惊讶的意味。

“He was behaving oddly at the party, talking to himself.”

(他在派对上行为怪异,自言自语。)

“The cat looked oddly at the new toy, as if it didn't trust it.”

(猫咪奇怪地盯着新玩具,好像不信任它。)

同义词:strangely, peculiarly, unusually

常见短语

oddly enough — 用于引入一个令人惊讶或矛盾的事实,表示尽管看起来不太可能,但某事确实如此。

“Oddly enough, I wasn't nervous at all during my speech.”

(奇怪的是,我在演讲时一点都不紧张。)