uncannily
/ʌnˈkænɪli/ (bre, ipa) · [ənkˈænəli] /ʌnˈkænɪli/ (ame, ipa) · [ənkˈænəli] /"+ How to pronounce uncannily (audio)/ (ame, mw)
uncannily — adverb
1. in a strangely exact or eerie way that feels hard to explain.
in a strangely exact or eerie way that feels hard to explain.
The sketch looked uncannily like the man from the bus stop.
look uncannily like + person
The empty gym felt uncannily quiet after the children left.
Jae's voice sounded uncannily similar to his father's on the phone.
The weather app was uncannily accurate about the storm that night.
Mira stayed uncannily calm while the fire alarm kept ringing.
- eerily
adds a stronger creepy or unsettling feeling
- strangely
broader and less focused on exact resemblance or accuracy
- remarkably
stresses surprise but usually lacks the odd or spooky feeling
- ordinarily
shows that something feels normal rather than oddly exact
- predictably
emphasizes that the result feels expected, not mysterious
文法句型
uncannily + adjective
uncannily + like + noun
sound uncannily similar to + noun
用法筆記
Often placed before adjectives such as similar, quiet, calm, and accurate, or before like + noun. It suggests more than simple degree: the speaker feels the resemblance or correctness is oddly striking.