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Fully loadeduncanniest
怪异得令人不安的;离奇神秘的
uncanniest is the superlative of uncanny.
核心释义
Strange and mysteriously unsettling, as if caused by something supernatural; weird.
- 1.
奇怪而神秘地令人不安的;怪异的。
Strange, and mysteriously unsettling (as if supernatural); weird.
- 2.
暗示超自然作用
suggesting the operation of supernatural influences; ; ; - John Galsworthy; ; - Henry Kingsley
- 3.
超越寻常或正常
surpassing the ordinary or normal; - George Will
超常的;非凡的;奇怪而神秘地令人不安的;怪异的。;暗示超自然作用;超越寻常或正常;怪诞的
用法In use
The silence in the old library was uncanny.
用法提示:uncanny 为形容词,作表语,描述图书馆的寂静诡异而令人不安。
She felt an uncanny chill as soon as she entered the room.
用法提示:uncanny 作定语,修饰 chill,表示一种神秘而不安的寒意。
His uncanny memory for dates impressed everyone.
用法提示:uncanny 作定语,修饰 memory,表示超出寻常、近乎匪夷所思的记忆力。
stumps...had uncanny shapes as of monstrous creatures
his uncanny sense of direction
be uncanny
用作表语,主语常是 timing、resemblance 等名词。
His timing is uncanny.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- uncanny valley
- 恐怖谷(机器人等与人类相似但令人不安的现象)
- Many people find lifelike androids unsettling because of the uncanny valley.许多人因为恐怖谷效应对逼真的仿人机器人感到不安。
- uncanny ability
- 不可思议的能力;惊人的本事
- She has an uncanny ability to remember people's names.她有惊人的记人名能力。
- uncanny resemblance
- 惊人的相似;诡异的酷似
- The child bears an uncanny resemblance to her grandmother.这个孩子和她的祖母长得惊人地相似。
- uncanny accuracy
- 异乎寻常的准确性
- His predictions about the stock market proved uncanny in their accuracy.他对股市的预测准确得异乎寻常。
- uncanny feeling
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想“看你”(kanni):莫名觉得有人盯着你,却找不到人——这种诡异超自然的感觉就是 uncanny。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:日常描述(巧合、相似)、文学/悬疑或新闻报道、科技/设计(uncanny valley) 该词通常为中性,日常交谈和书面描写中都较自然;多用于形容事物奇怪得令人不安,或巧合、相似得不可思议。表示“超越寻常”的义项较正式,多见于文学或评论性文字。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
uncanny 读作 /ənˈkæni/,以 /æni/ 结尾的词与之押韵:canny、granny、nanny、cranny。注意:canyon /ˈkænjən/(峡谷)和 cannon /ˈkænən/(大炮)拼写相似,但发音不同,并不押韵。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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