curiously
gb/kjˈʊɹiəsli/ us/kjˈʊɹiəsli/
B1
Anh
~ 4200
Các nghĩa
0 nghĩa
adverb
B1
property
1
In an inquisitive way
In a way that shows you want to know or learn something.
Mẫu sử dụng:
[someone] curiously [verb]
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners sometimes confuse 'curiously' with 'curious' and use the adjective form incorrectly in place of the adverb.
Từ đồng nghĩa
inquisitively (Slightly more formal; often used in written contexts.)
Từ trái nghĩa
indifferently (Shows no interest or curiosity.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
look curiously
|ask curiously
|glance curiously
|peer curiously
Chủ đề
communication
|emotions
|learning
Ví dụ
- She leaned forward and curiously examined the old photograph.
- He listened curiously as they told the story.
- The child peered curiously into the box.
Ví dụ cho người học
- 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.
Mẫu sử dụng:
curiously [adjective/adverb/clause]
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners may overuse this sense when 'surprisingly' would be more natural in casual conversation.
Từ đồng nghĩa
strangely (Common synonym, but may sound slightly more informal.)
Từ trái nghĩa
predictably (Happens in a way that is expected, not surprising.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
curiously enough
|curiously absent
|curiously quiet
Chủ đề
description
|storytelling
|core_vocabulary
Ví dụ
- Curiously, no one mentioned the missing files.
- The room was curiously silent after the announcement.
- He was curiously calm during the crisis.
Ví dụ cho người học
- Curiously, the shop was closed.
- The street was curiously empty.
- She was curiously happy after losing.
Ngữ pháp
Dạng từ điển
curiously
IPA
GB/kjˈʊɹiəsli/
US/kjˈʊɹiəsli/
Âm tiết và trọng âm
curi - ously (2 âm tiết)
Stress on 1st syllable (curi)
Các dạng từ
Noun
- Base: curiously
- Plural: curiouslies
Họ từ
Cách diễn đạt
curiously enough
1/kjˈʊɹiəsli ɪnˈʌf/
fixed phrase
Introducing something surprising
You say this before giving surprising or strange information.
Ví dụ
- Curiously enough, he never replied to her message.
- Curiously enough, no one had noticed the mistake.