oddly
/ˈɒdli/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈɑːdli/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈäd-lē/ (ame, mw)
oddly — adverb
1. in a way that seems strange, unexpected, or hard to explain — often used to comm
in a way that seems strange, unexpected, or hard to explain — often used to comment that something does not match what you would predict.
The kitchen smelled oddly of cinnamon, even though Maya had not baked anything.
oddly + of (preposition) for unexpected sensory detail
Marcus felt oddly calm before his first job interview at the bank.
oddly + adjective describing a surprising emotional state
Oddly enough, the youngest student in the class won the chess tournament.
The old wooden chair was oddly shaped, with one leg much shorter than the others.
Lina's grandfather was behaving oddly all morning, mixing up names and forgetting his coffee.
- strangely
near-identical in meaning; slightly more common in everyday speech.
- curiously
suggests the speaker finds the fact interesting, not just unusual.
- peculiarly
more formal; stresses that something stands out from the norm.
- unusually
focuses on rarity rather than strangeness; less judgmental.
- normally
in the way you would expect.
- predictably
exactly as anticipated, with no element of surprise.
文法句型
oddly + adjective
oddly + verb
oddly enough, + clause
用法筆記
Frequently appears as the fixed phrase 'oddly enough' at the start of a clause to flag that what follows is surprising. Also very common before adjectives and past participles ('oddly quiet', 'oddly shaped') to signal a mismatch with expectations.