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单词 curiously
释义

curiously

/ˈkjʊərɪəsli /
adverb
1In a way that shows eagerness to know or learn something: neighbours peered curiously through windows at me...
  • I peered curiously out the window, wondering who on earth would knock on my door.
  • What's his real name?" I inquired curiously.
  • They linger, gazing curiously at the portraits and asking questions.
2In a strange and unusual way: the sentence is curiously worded [sentence adverb]: curiously, I find snooker riveting...
  • The single burned match has a curiously forlorn feeling.
  • The stone cages have a curiously sensual, primeval quality, like the ancient dry stone walls in fields.
  • Curiously, for a building of such importance, the parliamentary campus has a limited presence on the Royal Mile.
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