| 英语单词 | uncanny |
|---|---|
| 英美音标 | 英 [ʌn'kæni] 美 [ʌn'kæni] |
| 中文释义 | adj.神秘的;不可思议的 |
| 英语例句 | (1) The silence was uncanny. (2) I had an uncanny feeling of being watched. (3) The similarity between the two is uncanny. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 静得出奇。 (2) 我有一种奇怪的感觉,好像有人监视我。 (3) 这两者之间有着不可思议的相似性。 |
| vocabulary简明 | If something is uncanny, it is so mysterious, strange, or unfamiliar that it seems supernatural. If you hear strange music echoing through your attic, you might refer to it as positively uncanny. |
| vocabulary扩展 | You can also use uncanny to refer to something that is so remarkable that it is beyond what is natural: as in "uncanny abilities." This adjective was formed in English from the prefix un- "not" and canny "fortunate, safe." The current meaning of English canny is "careful and clever, especially in handling money." |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]奇怪的;离奇的;费解的 If you describe something as uncanny, you mean that it is strange and difficult to explain.
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