Word · Frequency #20163
unaccountably
难以解释地；莫名其妙地
in a way that cannot be explained or understood
- 1.
Not able to be explained logically. Without being accountable, or reasonable.
无法解释地；不负责任地；不合理地。
无法解释地；不负责任地；不合理地。；不能说明地；不可解释地; 无责任地
In use
She felt unaccountably cheerful this morning.
The car's engine stopped unaccountably in the middle of the road.
Unaccountably, he decided to quit his job without any warning.
unaccountably + adjective
unaccountably 常放在形容词前，表示“难以解释地、莫名其妙地”。
He was unaccountably cheerful that morning.
那天早上他莫名其妙地高兴。
unaccountably, + clause
unaccountably 位于句首时作评注性状语，表达说话人对整个句子的惊讶或不解。
Unaccountably, the door was locked from the inside.
令人费解的是，门从里面锁上了。
unaccountably + verb
unaccountably 常放在实义动词前，表示动作的发生令人难以理解。
He unaccountably failed to appear.
他莫名其妙地没有出现。
Common mistakes
She was unaccountable quiet all evening.She was unaccountably quiet all evening.
修饰形容词 quiet 必须用副词 unaccountably；unaccountable 是形容词，不能用来修饰另一个形容词。
He is unaccountably for the damage.He is unaccountable for the damage.
表示“对…不承担责任”时，系动词后用形容词 unaccountable 并接介词 for；unaccountably 是副词，不能作表语或带 for 补足语。
Connections
Collocations
- unaccountably happy
- 莫名其妙地高兴
- She felt unaccountably happy that morning.那天早上她莫名其妙地感到高兴。
- unaccountably angry
- 莫名其妙地生气
- The manager was unaccountably angry at the suggestion.经理对那个建议莫名其妙地生气。
- unaccountably silent
- 莫名地沉默
- He remained unaccountably silent throughout the meeting.整个会议期间他莫名地保持沉默。
- unaccountably missing
- 离奇地不见了
- The documents were unaccountably missing from the file.那些文件在档案中莫名其妙地不见了。
- unaccountably delayed
- 莫名地延误
- Our flight was unaccountably delayed for three hours.我们的航班莫名其妙地延误了三个小时。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
un + account + ably：account 是“说明”，un-否定，-ably 副词，合起来“无法说明地”→莫名其妙地。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：文学与书面语、正式演讲或文章 unaccountably 是正式用语，多用于书面或正式语境，表示“难以解释地、莫名其妙地”；在日常口语中较少出现。
Pronunciation & Spelling
accountably 和 countably 与 unaccountably 完全押韵（重读元音 /aʊ/，后接 /ntəbli/）。comfortably、reasonably、probably、unavoidably 仅拼写同以 -ably 结尾并读 /əbli/，重读元音分别为 /ʌ/、/iː/、/ɒ/、/ɔɪ/，不是完全押韵，容易看错读错；注意 unaccountably 的重音在 count 上，末尾 -ably 读 /əbli/，不要读成 /eɪbli/。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.