curiously
gb/kjˈʊɹiəsli/ us/kjˈʊɹiəsli/
B1
Английски
~ 4200
Значения
0 значения
adverb
B1
property
1
In an inquisitive way
In a way that shows you want to know or learn something.
Модел на употреба:
[someone] curiously [verb]
Честа грешка:
Learners sometimes confuse 'curiously' with 'curious' and use the adjective form incorrectly in place of the adverb.
Синоними
inquisitively (Slightly more formal; often used in written contexts.)
Антоними
indifferently (Shows no interest or curiosity.)
Колокации
look curiously
|ask curiously
|glance curiously
|peer curiously
Теми
communication
|emotions
|learning
Примери
- She leaned forward and curiously examined the old photograph.
- He listened curiously as they told the story.
- The child peered curiously into the box.
Примери за учащи
- She looked curiously at the picture.
- The boy asked curiously about the toy.
- I listened curiously to the story.
adverb
B2
property
2
In an unusual or surprising way
In a way that is strange or surprising.
Модел на употреба:
curiously [adjective/adverb/clause]
Честа грешка:
Learners may overuse this sense when 'surprisingly' would be more natural in casual conversation.
Синоними
strangely (Common synonym, but may sound slightly more informal.)
Антоними
predictably (Happens in a way that is expected, not surprising.)
Колокации
curiously enough
|curiously absent
|curiously quiet
Теми
description
|storytelling
|core_vocabulary
Примери
- Curiously, no one mentioned the missing files.
- The room was curiously silent after the announcement.
- He was curiously calm during the crisis.
Примери за учащи
- Curiously, the shop was closed.
- The street was curiously empty.
- She was curiously happy after losing.
Граматика
Речникова форма
curiously
IPA
GB/kjˈʊɹiəsli/
US/kjˈʊɹiəsli/
Срички и ударение
curi - ously (2 срички)
Stress on 1st syllable (curi)
Форми на думата
Noun
- Base: curiously
- Plural: curiouslies
Семейство думи
Изрази
curiously enough
1/kjˈʊɹiəsli ɪnˈʌf/
fixed phrase
Introducing something surprising
You say this before giving surprising or strange information.
Примери
- Curiously enough, he never replied to her message.
- Curiously enough, no one had noticed the mistake.