curiously
gb/kjˈʊɹiəsli/ us/kjˈʊɹiəsli/
B1
Engleză
~ 4200
kíváncsian, furcsa módon, furcsán
B1
1
kíváncsian
A2
Tipar de utilizare:
[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.
Exemple pentru cursanți
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.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes confuse 'curiously' with 'curious' and use the adjective form incorrectly in place of the adverb.
Sens
In an inquisitive way
Colocații
look curiously
|ask curiously
|glance curiously
|peer curiously
Sinonime
inquisitively (Slightly more formal; often used in written contexts.)
Antonime
indifferently (Shows no interest or curiosity.)
Teme
communication
|emotions
|learning
Definiție
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
Tipar de utilizare:
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.
Exemple pentru cursanți
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.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners may overuse this sense when 'surprisingly' would be more natural in casual conversation.
Sens
In an unusual or surprising way
Colocații
curiously enough
|curiously absent
|curiously quiet
Sinonime
strangely (Common synonym, but may sound slightly more informal.)
Antonime
predictably (Happens in a way that is expected, not surprising.)
Teme
description
|storytelling
|core_vocabulary
Definiție
In a way that is strange or surprising.
In a manner that is strange, unusual, or unexpected.
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
curiously
IPA
GB/kjˈʊɹiəsli/
US/kjˈʊɹiəsli/
Silabe și accent
curi - ously (2 silabe)
Stress on 1st syllable (curi)
Forme ale cuvântului
Noun
- Base: curiously
- Plural: curiouslies
Familie de cuvinte
Expresii
curiously enough
1/kjˈʊɹiəsli ɪnˈʌf/
fixed phrase
Introducing something surprising
You say this before giving surprising or strange information.
Exemple
- Curiously enough, he never replied to her message.
- Curiously enough, no one had noticed the mistake.