intriguingly
intriguingly — adverb
1. in a manner that sparks your curiosity and holds your interest, often because th
in a manner that sparks your curiosity and holds your interest, often because the situation is puzzling, unexpected, or not immediately clear
Intriguingly, the old mansion had a room that no one had entered for decades.
sentence adverb at clause start
The archaeologist found an intriguingly carved stone buried beneath the temple floor.
intriguingly + past participle
Professor Kamau's theory was intriguingly different from anything his colleagues had proposed.
An intriguingly sweet scent drifted from the kitchen where Clara was baking cookies.
The painting's colours were intriguingly arranged, as if the artist had hidden a message.
- fascinatingly
stronger emotional pull; suggests you are completely captivated
- compellingly
suggests an irresistible urge to learn more, often about an argument or story
- curiously
focuses more on oddness or strangeness than on fascination
文法句型
intriguingly + adjective / past participle
intriguingly + clause (sentence adverb)
用法筆記
Frequently used as a sentence adverb at the beginning of a clause to express the speaker's attitude of fascination. Can also modify adjectives or past participles placed directly before them.