curiously
gb/kjˈʊɹiəsli/ us/kjˈʊɹiəsli/
B1
Englisch
~ 4200
kíváncsian, furcsa módon, furcsán
B1
1
kíváncsian
A2
Verwendungsmuster:
[someone] curiously [verb]
She leaned forward and curiously examined the old photograph.
Előrehajolt, és kíváncsian megvizsgálta a régi fényképet.
He listened curiously as they told the story.
Kíváncsian hallgatta, ahogy elmesélték a történetet.
The child peered curiously into the box.
Beispiele für Lernende
She looked curiously at the picture.
Kíváncsian nézte a képet.
The boy asked curiously about the toy.
A fiú kíváncsian kérdezett a játékról.
I listened curiously to the story.
Häufiger Fehler:
Learners sometimes confuse 'curiously' with 'curious' and use the adjective form incorrectly in place of the adverb.
Bedeutung
In an inquisitive way
Wortverbindungen
look curiously
|ask curiously
|glance curiously
|peer curiously
Synonyme
inquisitively (Slightly more formal; often used in written contexts.)
Antonyme
indifferently (Shows no interest or curiosity.)
Themen
communication
|emotions
|learning
Definition
In a way that shows you want to know or learn something.
In a manner that shows a strong desire to learn or know more about something.
B2
2
furcsa módon
A2
furcsán
A2
Verwendungsmuster:
curiously [adjective/adverb/clause]
Curiously, no one mentioned the missing files.
Furcsa módon senki sem említette a hiányzó iratokat.
The room was curiously silent after the announcement.
A bejelentés után a szoba furcsán csendes volt.
He was curiously calm during the crisis.
Beispiele für Lernende
Curiously, the shop was closed.
Furcsa módon az üzlet zárva volt.
The street was curiously empty.
Az utca furcsán üres volt.
She was curiously happy after losing.
Häufiger Fehler:
Learners may overuse this sense when 'surprisingly' would be more natural in casual conversation.
Bedeutung
In an unusual or surprising way
Wortverbindungen
curiously enough
|curiously absent
|curiously quiet
Synonyme
strangely (Common synonym, but may sound slightly more informal.)
Antonyme
predictably (Happens in a way that is expected, not surprising.)
Themen
description
|storytelling
|core_vocabulary
Definition
In a way that is strange or surprising.
In a manner that is strange, unusual, or unexpected.
Grammatik
Grundform
curiously
IPA
GB/kjˈʊɹiəsli/
US/kjˈʊɹiəsli/
Silben & Betonung
curi - ously (2 Silben)
Stress on 1st syllable (curi)
Wortformen
Noun
- Base: curiously
- Plural: curiouslies
Wortfamilie
Ausdrücke
curiously enough
1/kjˈʊɹiəsli ɪnˈʌf/
fixed phrase
Introducing something surprising
You say this before giving surprising or strange information.
Beispiele
- Curiously enough, he never replied to her message.
- Curiously enough, no one had noticed the mistake.