| 单词 | quizzical |
| 释义 | quizzical (once / 3091 pages) 1adj 2adj Quizzical usually means puzzled or questioning, though it can also mean confused, surprised, comical, or mocking. If someone's looking at you with a quizzical expression when you mention your summer, it might mean they don't know about your adventures at space camp. The word quiz tucked inside quizzical should help you remember the idea of questioning that this adjective often suggests. The word also comes in handy to describe being eccentric or odd, as well as skeptical or derisive. You raise a quizzical eyebrow every time you see me in my giant fur hat. Does that mean you don’t like it? WORD FAMILYquizzical: quizzically USAGE EXAMPLESOwner Ron Robinson and his associates say first-time customers often pause right in front of the sleek white doors with quizzical looks. Los Angeles Times(Dec 16, 2016) For liberals who were quizzical about Trump’s appeal to evangelicals, the answer is now clear. Seattle Times(Dec 09, 2016) Most people just walk past with quizzical looks on their faces. Washington Post(Nov 30, 2016) 1 adj perplexed (as if being expected to know something that you do not know) 2he had a quizzical expression Syn questioning perplexed full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment adj playfully vexing (especially by ridicule) "his face wore a somewhat quizzical almost impertinent air"- Lawrence Durrell Syn mocking, teasing playful full of fun and high spirits |
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