curiously
gb/kjˈʊɹiəsli/ us/kjˈʊɹiəsli/
B1
Anglais
~ 4200
kíváncsian, furcsa módon, furcsán
B1
1
kíváncsian
A2
Schéma d’usage :
[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.
Exemples pédagogiques
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.
Erreur fréquente :
Learners sometimes confuse 'curiously' with 'curious' and use the adjective form incorrectly in place of the adverb.
Sens
In an inquisitive way
Collocations
look curiously
|ask curiously
|glance curiously
|peer curiously
Synonymes
inquisitively (Slightly more formal; often used in written contexts.)
Antonymes
indifferently (Shows no interest or curiosity.)
Thèmes
communication
|emotions
|learning
Définition
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
Schéma d’usage :
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.
Exemples pédagogiques
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.
Erreur fréquente :
Learners may overuse this sense when 'surprisingly' would be more natural in casual conversation.
Sens
In an unusual or surprising way
Collocations
curiously enough
|curiously absent
|curiously quiet
Synonymes
strangely (Common synonym, but may sound slightly more informal.)
Antonymes
predictably (Happens in a way that is expected, not surprising.)
Thèmes
description
|storytelling
|core_vocabulary
Définition
In a way that is strange or surprising.
In a manner that is strange, unusual, or unexpected.
Grammaire
Forme canonique
curiously
API
GB/kjˈʊɹiəsli/
US/kjˈʊɹiəsli/
Syllabes et accentuation
curi - ously (2 syllabes)
Stress on 1st syllable (curi)
Formes du mot
Noun
- Base: curiously
- Plural: curiouslies
Famille de mots
Expressions
curiously enough
1/kjˈʊɹiəsli ɪnˈʌf/
fixed phrase
Introducing something surprising
You say this before giving surprising or strange information.
Exemples
- Curiously enough, he never replied to her message.
- Curiously enough, no one had noticed the mistake.